Controller
/kənˈtrəʊlər/noun
Someone who is in charge of managing or organizing something.
As the financial controller of a large company, he was responsible for managing all the money
Often appears as...
- traffic controller
- financial controller
noun
A device used to operate a machine, vehicle or system.
She was playing a racing game using her controller
Often appears as...
- game controller
- aircraft controller
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Technical
noun
An official or organization that checks that rules or laws are obeyed.
The controller of customs has the authority to inspect all incoming goods
Often appears as...
- controller of customs
- data controller
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Formal
Academic
noun
An electronic component in a computer system that manages the data flow.
The disk controller manages all the read and write operations to the storage device
Often appears as...
- disk controller
- network controller
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Someone who is in charge of managing or organizing something.
As the financial controller of a large company, he was responsible for managing all the money
Often appears as...
- traffic controller
- financial controller
noun
A device used to operate a machine, vehicle or system.
She was playing a racing game using her controller
Often appears as...
- game controller
- aircraft controller
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An official or organization that checks that rules or laws are obeyed.
The controller of customs has the authority to inspect all incoming goods
Often appears as...
- controller of customs
- data controller
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
An electronic component in a computer system that manages the data flow.
The disk controller manages all the read and write operations to the storage device
Often appears as...
- disk controller
- network controller
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Roles
The word 'controller' often describes senior job positions in companies.
She worked hard to become the new quality controller.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Figure
'Controller' implies someone has the power to make decisions in an organization.
The traffic controller decided which cars could go first.
Pro Tip 3/3High Responsibility
A controller is responsible for critical tasks and oversight.
The controller oversees the annual financial audit.
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administratecoordinatordirectorinspectormanageoverseerregulatorsupervisor
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How yarn bombing grew...
and most of the time we hold a controller or a cell phone. And I'm totally guilty of this as well. But if you think about it, what would happen if you put those things down? What would you make? What would you create with your own hands? A lot of people think that I am a master knitter but I actually couldn't knit a sweater to save my life.
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Paola Antonelli: Why I...
The controllers are, of course, part of the experience, so you cannot do away with it. But interestingly, this choice was not condemned too vehemently by gamers. I was afraid that they would kill us, and instead they understood, especially when I told them that I was trying to apply the same stratagem
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
download porn because we now back to the world needs okay and I'm a little worried I just hope the air traffic controller are not on strike still I'm a little out of date what's in news because there's gonna be so many things flying in the stratosphere there the dirigible he's come up with that are
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Why a sausage can do...
to help British air traffic controllers efficiently update flight plans. However, the technology was too unwieldy and expensive for widespread use. Over the following decades, engineers further developed this technology and experimented with alternative kinds of touchscreens.
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What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
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The Arctic vs. the...
which creates a double-whammy of cold for the southern pole. But despite being inhospitable, the North and South Pole are a big reason why our planet is the way it is. Both of our polar regions are very important climate controllers. They help moderate the temperature
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And it's mostly advertised for its motion-sensing so you can swing a tennis racket, or hit a baseball bat. But what actually interests me a lot more is the fact that in the tip of each controller is a relatively high-performing infrared camera.
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Avi Rubin: All your...
pumped blood from an aorta to another part of the heart, and as you can see at the bottom there, it was controlled by a computer controller, and if you ever thought that software liability was very important, get one of these inside of you.
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What coronavirus means...
and you know, where the big money is, around whether this turns into fundamentally, cooperation between countries and between companies and between, you know, big-money controllers, or whether it turns into a fistfight, is so important.
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Genius Octopus Can Open...
and that means that to some extent the body can be its own controller rather than having a body being driven entirely around by the brain eight arms independently gathering data and reacting to the world around them
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How yarn bombing grew...
and most of the time we hold a controller or a cell phone. And I'm totally guilty of this as well. But if you think about it, what would happen if you put those things down? What would you make? What would you create with your own hands? A lot of people think that I am a master knitter but I actually couldn't knit a sweater to save my life.
Video examples
Paola Antonelli: Why I...
The controllers are, of course, part of the experience, so you cannot do away with it. But interestingly, this choice was not condemned too vehemently by gamers. I was afraid that they would kill us, and instead they understood, especially when I told them that I was trying to apply the same stratagem
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
download porn because we now back to the world needs okay and I'm a little worried I just hope the air traffic controller are not on strike still I'm a little out of date what's in news because there's gonna be so many things flying in the stratosphere there the dirigible he's come up with that are
Video examples
Why a sausage can do...
to help British air traffic controllers efficiently update flight plans. However, the technology was too unwieldy and expensive for widespread use. Over the following decades, engineers further developed this technology and experimented with alternative kinds of touchscreens.
Video examples
What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
Video examples
The Arctic vs. the...
which creates a double-whammy of cold for the southern pole. But despite being inhospitable, the North and South Pole are a big reason why our planet is the way it is. Both of our polar regions are very important climate controllers. They help moderate the temperature
Video examples
Wii remote hacks PIPE...
And it's mostly advertised for its motion-sensing so you can swing a tennis racket, or hit a baseball bat. But what actually interests me a lot more is the fact that in the tip of each controller is a relatively high-performing infrared camera.
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
pumped blood from an aorta to another part of the heart, and as you can see at the bottom there, it was controlled by a computer controller, and if you ever thought that software liability was very important, get one of these inside of you.
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
and you know, where the big money is, around whether this turns into fundamentally, cooperation between countries and between companies and between, you know, big-money controllers, or whether it turns into a fistfight, is so important.
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Genius Octopus Can Open...
and that means that to some extent the body can be its own controller rather than having a body being driven entirely around by the brain eight arms independently gathering data and reacting to the world around them
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Rob Manuel
Businessman
A little light on the RPG elements but heavy on action, 'Mass Effect 2' was the game that created a world of characters that I actually cared about. When it came down to making those tough decisions during the final mission, I actually had to put the controller down and think about my choices.
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Gabe Newell
American Businessman
I think it's highly likely that we'll continue to have high-performance graphics capability in living rooms. I'm not sure we're all going to put down our game controllers and pick up touch screens - which is a reasonable view, I'm just not sure I buy into it.
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Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you're just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids' hands, and drag them to a museum.
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Naomi Campbell
British Model
I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.
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Rhianna Pratchett
English Designer
Dad loved computer games, and I would sit beside him for hours with graph paper, drawing out plans to try and forecast the moves he should make while he worked the computer controller.
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Warren Spector
American Designer
My greatest joy is seeing parents and kids playing Disney 'Epic Mickey' together, handing the controllers back and forth, helping each other out.
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Khalid
American Musician
Art is fluid, and it travels. You have to let music take you where it wants to take you. You can't necessarily be the controller.
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Peter Molyneux
English Designer
You don't meet computer game characters when you use a controller. You control computer game characters.
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Keith Miller
American Author
The primary symptom of a controller is denial, that is I can't see its symptoms in myself.
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Reggie Fils-Aime
American Businessman
The one point gamers all hate is the point where they have to put the controller down.
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Rob Manuel
Businessman
A little light on the RPG elements but heavy on action, 'Mass Effect 2' was the game that created a world of characters that I actually cared about. When it came down to making those tough decisions during the final mission, I actually had to put the controller down and think about my choices.
Quote examples
Gabe Newell
American Businessman
I think it's highly likely that we'll continue to have high-performance graphics capability in living rooms. I'm not sure we're all going to put down our game controllers and pick up touch screens - which is a reasonable view, I'm just not sure I buy into it.
Quote examples
Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you're just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids' hands, and drag them to a museum.
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Naomi Campbell
British Model
I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.
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Rhianna Pratchett
English Designer
Dad loved computer games, and I would sit beside him for hours with graph paper, drawing out plans to try and forecast the moves he should make while he worked the computer controller.
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Warren Spector
American Designer
My greatest joy is seeing parents and kids playing Disney 'Epic Mickey' together, handing the controllers back and forth, helping each other out.
Quote examples
Khalid
American Musician
Art is fluid, and it travels. You have to let music take you where it wants to take you. You can't necessarily be the controller.
Quote examples
Peter Molyneux
English Designer
You don't meet computer game characters when you use a controller. You control computer game characters.
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Keith Miller
American Author
The primary symptom of a controller is denial, that is I can't see its symptoms in myself.
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Reggie Fils-Aime
American Businessman
The one point gamers all hate is the point where they have to put the controller down.
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