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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 Finally, downstream controllers convert those predictions into hardware commands, such as firing a heating beam. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 The plane had 14 people onboard, the pilot relayed to controllers, and enough fuel to fly for two-and-a-half more hours. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The network will augment and replace communications relay capacity currently provided by NASA’s aging science orbiters at Mars to link ground controllers with the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers exploring the Martian surface. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 This is the dish the telescope will use to communicate with mission controllers on the ground and beam its groundbreaking science back to Earth. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Soon afterward, the telescope separated successfully from the rocket’s upper stage, drawing applause from ground controllers. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 These centers buy the robots, and human workers use controllers, cameras, and other tools to direct them in specific actions. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 The Pentagon also has a longstanding agreement with the FAA to provide controllers with a three-minute warning before the president’s helicopter takes off that predates last year’s crash. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 This left the two remaining controllers by themselves to handle a period of unusually busy air traffic. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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Bloomberg reported that Walter’s sale of the Lakers was done to eliminate some of the billions in outstanding loans that has drawn the ire of federal regulators.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Data regulators in the European Union are currently probing privacy concerns with Meta’s glasses and have suggested that Meta may not have properly field-tested the LED light to ensure that the public would understand its safety functionality.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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