controller
noun
con·trol·ler
kən-ˈtrō-lər 
ˈkän-ˌtrō-
ˈkän-ˌtrō-
1
c
: the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (such as a college)
2
b
Examples of controller in a Sentence
the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed
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Two days later, the package containing the controller was delivered to their home.
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Smaller devices tend to be more fragile, so definitely invest in cases for your little one’s controllers, tablets, laptops, and/or handheld consoles.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 14 June 2024
Ground controllers have repeatedly reset the troublesome gyro, only for the erroneous readings to soon reappear.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
If there is no input from the controller after a certain period of time — for example, if the controller has fallen off the train or tripped — the train will automatically come to a stop.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Smaller devices tend to be more fragile, so definitely invest in cases for your little one’s controllers, tablets, laptops, and/or handheld consoles.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 14 June 2024
Ground controllers have repeatedly reset the troublesome gyro, only for the erroneous readings to soon reappear.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 June 2024
If there is no input from the controller after a certain period of time — for example, if the controller has fallen off the train or tripped — the train will automatically come to a stop.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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controller
noun
con·trol·ler
kən-ˈtrō-lər
ˈkän-ˌtrō-lər
ˈkän-ˌtrō-lər
1
: the chief accounting officer of a business or institution
2
: a person who controls
an air traffic controller
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controller
noun
con·trol·ler
kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkän-ˌtrō-
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