Thesaurus results for CONTROLLERS

controllers

noun

plural of controller

as in regulators

a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Recent Examples of controllers The console lets users play N64 games with their original cartridges and controllers, using FPGA hardware instead of emulation software—the standard for retro machines—so there’s no lag during play. — Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Besides running controllers with outdated firmware, the affected stores likely also failed to put the devices behind a VPN and create a restricted list of IP addresses allowed to log in. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Moreover, the perpetrators do not appear to have used malicious code on the fridge controllers, potentially complicating efforts to track down who carried out the cyberattack, added Aimé. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The policies control the robot’s joint movements through lower-level proportional-derivative controllers. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 Industry Has Already Faced This Problem Industrial automation has never assumed that instruments, controllers or operators will always behave correctly. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 But back in August, security researchers at Team82 warned that Danfoss's newer AK-SM 800A controllers suffered from multiple vulnerabilities. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 Abxylute Like high-quality controllers, these feature dual z-axis linear motors to provide vibratory feedback in games. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026

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Fisker Automotive said that an internal investigation supervised by transportation regulators found salt corrosion had caused a short circuit in the battery, leading to the fire, rather than a preexisting defect.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King said that his office's regulators had inspected Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath roller coaster months before the incident that killed one man and injured four minors on Monday.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips, as Beijing increases oversight of its burgeoning tech sector.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Untreated cotton samples were placed in those same locations as controls.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

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