controller

B1
Pronunciation
/kənˈtɹəʊlə/
/kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

One who controls something.

2 Definition

Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.

3 Definition

A person who audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

4 Definition

A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.

5 Definition

An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged.

6 Definition

The person who supervises and handles communication with an agent in the field.

7 Definition

The subject of a control verb. See Control (linguistics)

8 Definition

In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that treat input and output, forming an interface between models and views.