controller

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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 3a

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the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

Recent Examples on the Web Anyone from infants to grandparents can play along, as controller skill was no longer a factor. — Washington Post, "The TikTok invasion of LEGO Star Wars is a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one," 10 Jan. 2020 All this has veteran arms-controllers deeply worried. — The Economist, "The World in 2020 Why America and Russia should extend a key nuclear deal," 27 Dec. 2019 What does all this have to do with smartphones and video game controllers? — Ben Finio, Scientific American, "Science with a Smartphone: Accelerometer," 26 Dec. 2019 Last year, for example, Best Buy sold the Microsoft Xbox One X 1TB Gold Rush Special Edition Battlefield V Bundle for $429.99 with a free select Xbox One wireless controller with purchase. — cleveland, "Win big on Black Friday 2019 by buying this, not that," 17 Nov. 2019 Thanks partly to tech, per-capita personal income in the city soared from $82,000 in 2011 to $120,000 in 2017 — far faster than the overall growth in the state, the controller’s office said. — SFChronicle.com, "California’s unemployment rate falls to record low," 18 Oct. 2019 On the top of the vest is a plastic-and-metal controller box about the size of a deck of cards. — Wired, "The Tech Helping Dogs Learn to 'Talk' With Humans," 1 Oct. 2019 After learning later of the controller’s identity, Ms. Brown tried unsuccessfully to interview the woman on the record, the article noted. — Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, "Before Arrest, Jeffrey Epstein Was Seen With Girls Exiting His Jet," 16 Sep. 2019 Apple Apple Arcade, which recently got support for popular third-party video game controllers from Sony and Xbox, will launch on Sept. 19. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Everything Apple announced at today’s September event," 10 Sep. 2019

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13 Jan 2020

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“Controller.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controller. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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controller

noun