controller

noun

con·trol·ler | \ kən-ˈtrō-lər ,

ˈkän-ˌtrō-

Definition of controller

1a : comptroller sense 1

b : comptroller sense 2

c : the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (such as a college)

2a : one that controls or has power or authority to control air traffic controller

b : control sense 3b

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the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Seaton and James Rollins, another controller, use the radar screen, another screen in front of them giving a wide-range view, and communications devices above their heads to direct air traffic across much of Kansas. — kansascity, "Tech at Olathe’s FAA air traffic control center during a 1970 labor dispute," 11 July 2018 But the modern automobile is heavily computerized, with oxygen sensors, a stability controller, a powertrain module, and a vast network of other functions. — Kim Komando, Fox News, "5 essential tech options for your new car," 6 July 2018 But the modern automobile is heavily computerized, with oxygen sensors, a stability controller, a powertrain module, and a vast network of other functions. — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, "5 essential tech options for your new car," 6 July 2018 Magic Beans is also big for a company called Tech Will Save Us, which makes kits with modeling dough that conducts electricity and comes with a controller, app, and other components to create things like robots, cars, or musical instruments. — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, "At local toy stores, mermaids are in (unicorns, too)," 5 July 2018 Dorf said, in reviewing the wages released by the state controller, that San Joaquin County may be getting a bargain. — Cathie Anderson, sacbee, "San Joaquin hospital’s surgeons take 7 spots on list of 10 highest-paid county employees," 29 June 2018 On stage, the band utilizes 22 different MIDI controllers, all of which correspond to specific sounds and samplers within Ableton Live. — Michael Sundius, Billboard, "Inside The Glitch Mob's Innovative Blade 2.0 Stage: Exclusive Interview," 31 May 2018 In his wheelchair by the TV, by a table cluttered with pill bottles and Nintendo controllers, Ronny scrolls on his phone, trying to pin down how much the National Rifle Association spends in politics. — Claire Mcneill, miamiherald, "This student became a paraplegic in FSU shooting. He fights to exist, to graduate. | Miami Herald," 4 May 2018 Flight controllers in Houston successfully maneuvered the Dragon tightly into place a few hours later. — Marcia Dunn, OrlandoSentinel.com, "SpaceX delivers AI robot, ice cream, mice to space station," 2 July 2018

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