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controller

cont·rol·ler

UK/kənˈtɹəʊlə/ US/kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

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2.

a person who directs and restrains

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3.

a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

  • “the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly”
  • “I turned the controls over to her”
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Origin

From Middle English countreroller, from Anglo-Norman contreroulour and Middle French contreroleur (French contrôleur), from Medieval Latin contrārotulātor, from *contrārotulāre (from which control). Doublet of comptroller. By surface analysis, control + -er.

Phrases

  • air traffic controller
  • array controller
  • data controller
  • flight controller
  • front controller pattern
  • motion controller
  • network interface controller
  • pest controller

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