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Controller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • controller noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  • gamepad noun A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

Senses

Controller is used for these senses in English:

  • controller (business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.
  • controller (computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.
  • controller (video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.
  • gamepad (video games) A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

controller — full definition

  1. noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  2. noun A senior finance officer who oversees a company's accounts.
  3. noun A device or system that regulates the operation of a machine.

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