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controller
[ kuhn-troh-ler ]
noun
- an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- a person who regulates, directs, or restrains.
- British Aeronautics. a dispatcher.
- a regulating mechanism; governor.
- Also called control unit, processor. Computers. the key component of a device, as a terminal, printer, or external storage unit, that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute instructions fed into the device.
- Digital Technology. a remote piece of hardware used to direct or control an electronic device:
a video game controller.
controller
/ kənˈtrəʊlə /
noun
- a person who directs, regulates, or restrains
- Also calledcomptroller a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc
- the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device
Derived Forms
- conˈtrollerˌship, noun
Other Words From
- con·troller·ship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of controller1
Example Sentences
The Federal Aviation Administration was down about 3,000 controllers nationwide and cut flight schedules throughout the year, he said in Cirium’s report.
Mr Calder adds: "If fog or high winds requires air-traffic controllers to increase the spacing between aircraft by 50%, capacity is immediately reduced by one third – and cancellations begin."
Friday, air traffic controllers directed a chartered flight that had just arrived from Spokane, Wash., to hold short of crossing a runway where a second plane was departing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The San Francisco controller’s office also estimates shutting down the road to cars could save the city up to $700,000 annually in sand removal and other maintenance issues that regularly close down the highway.
I have been a controller for eight years, but need to take a break due to deteriorating vision and upcoming cataract surgery.
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