controller

con·trol·ler

(kən-trō′lər)

1. One that controls: a controller, not an observer of events.

3. A mechanism or device that controls something, as in a vehicle or video game.

con·trol′ler·ship′ n.

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controller

(kənˈtrəʊlə)

1. a person who directs, regulates, or restrains

2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) Also called: comptroller a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc

3. (Electrical Engineering) the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device

conˈtrollerˌship n

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con•trol•ler

(kənˈtroʊ lər)

1. a government official or an officer of a business firm, usu. the chief accountant, who superintends financial accounts and transactions; comptroller.

2. a person who regulates, directs, or restrains.

3. a regulating mechanism.

[1350–1400; Middle English countrollour < Anglo-French countrero(u)llour, Middle French contrerolleur=contrerolle duplicate roll (see control) + -eur, -our < Latin -ōr- -or²]

con•trol′ler•ship`, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

controller - someone who maintains and audits business accounts

auditor - a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization

bean counter - an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures

bookkeeper - someone who records the transactions of a business

certified public accountant, CPA - an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations"

chartered accountant - a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter

cost accountant - a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production

controller - a person who directs and restrains

overcomer, subduer, surmounter - someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion

suppresser, suppressor - someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech"

withholder - a person who restrains or checks or holds back

controller - 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"

cruise control - control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed

dial - the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

disk controller - (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive

governor, regulator - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

handwheel - control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

joystick - a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.

electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

Translations

مُراقِب،مُدير مُراقَبَه

kontrolorrevizor

chefcontrollerlederøkonomichef

stjórnandi; flugumferîarstjóri

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controller

(= director, Rad) → Intendant(in) m(f); (Aviat) → (Flug)lotse m, → (Flug)lotsin f

(for video games etc) → Joypad nt

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control

(kənˈtrəul) noun

1. the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority. She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.

2. the act of holding back or restraining. control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).

3. (often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc). The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.

4. a point or place at which an inspection takes place. passport control.

verb – past tense, past participle conˈtrolled –

1. to direct or guide; to have power or authority over. The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!

2. to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc). Control yourself!

3. to keep to a fixed standard. The government is controlling prices.

conˈtroller noun

a person or thing that controls. an air-traffic controller.

conˈtrol-tower noun

a building at an airport from which take-off and landing instructions are given.

in control (of)

in charge (of). She is very much in control (of the situation).

out of control

not under the authority or power of someone. The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).

under control

Keep your dog under control!; Everything's under control now.