as in regulator
a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Recent Examples of controller Wei and Zhang found that the controller and robotic arm stood up to both heavy use and a week of inactivity. Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 12 Apr. 2025 If the controllers of Snap asserted a religious basis for exempting the company from a regulation – and to be clear, this is a purely hypothetical example – the courts might well indulge the claim. Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025 Flight controllers directed the rocket stage to maneuver into a collision course with the Indian Ocean, then vent off any remaining propellant to avoid an accidental explosion or breakup during reentry. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Additional credits for her include financial controller roles on What’s Love Got to Do With It, Atlanta and The Acolyte. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for controller

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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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