A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization.
[mainly British]
...the job of controller of BBC 1. [+ of]
...the financial controller of W H Smith. [+ of]
2. See also air traffic controller
3. countable noun
A controller is the same as a comptroller.
controller in British English
(kənˈtrəʊlə)
noun
1.
a person who directs, regulates, or restrains
2. Also called: comptroller
a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc
3.
the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device
Derived forms
controllership (conˈtrollerˌship)
noun
controller in American English
(kənˈtroʊlər)
noun
1.
the chief accounting officer with responsibility for internal auditing, as in a business, government (usually sp. comptroller), or institution
2.
a person or device that controls
Derived forms
controllership (conˈtrollerˌship)
noun
Word origin
ME countrollour < Anglo-Fr contrerollour < OFr contreroller: see control
controller in Electrical Engineering
(kəntroʊlər)
Word forms: (regular plural) controllers
noun
(Electrical engineering: Computing and control)
A controller is a piece of equipment that controls the operation of an electrical device.
An adjustable speed drive might consist of an electric motor and controller that is used to adjust the motor's operating speed.
The counter determines how often the motor controller will move the stepper motor one step, thus setting the rate of stepping commandswhich, in turn, controls motor speed.
A controller is a piece of equipment that controls the operation of an electrical device.
Examples of 'controller' in a sentence
controller
We were once in Rhodes and there was an air traffic controllers' strike.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An audio recording of an air traffic controller talking to one of the plane's crew after take-off was published online.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's important for a pest controller to inspect the affected room after treatment, and to declare it officially clear of bugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company said that the financial controller of the unit had left.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Military air traffic controllers were called in to do the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Pest controllers worked through the night so the restaurants could reopen.
The Sun (2016)
He was group financial controller before being appointed chief financial officer this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Pest controllers have since given us a clean bill of health.
The Sun (2010)
Sunday mornings left me feeling as if air traffic controller school might have been a better choice than seminary.
Christianity Today (2000)
The idea is that you have one air traffic controller in a centre that controls more than oneairport.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Pest controllers say the best way of killing off the moths is to put the clothes in the freezer.
The Sun (2010)
It's so good that it takes the sting out of buying a new controller.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There he rose to become financial controller of the group's overseas interests.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The scam went on for six months until a financial controller queried the huge volumes of fuel being bought from the one pump.
The Sun (2014)
This time around, they are trying to earn a crust as pest controllers.
The Sun (2009)
There was an air traffic controllers' strike.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
I had a well-paid job as a financial controller.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
FOUR Spanish airports have been shut this weekend after air traffic controllers failed to turn up for work.
The Sun (2010)
I had been good enough to promote from group accountant to group financial controller but not good enough to be paid the same as a man.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By contrast, the controller's job is one of inspecting to see that the money is used correctly.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Game that allows you to imagine that you are an air traffic controller given the job of looking after flights in the Los Angeles area.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
controller
British English: controller NOUN
A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization.
...the job of controller of the radio station.
American English: controller
Brazilian Portuguese: controlador
Chinese: 主管
European Spanish: controlador
French: contrôleur
German: Intendant
Italian: controllore
Japanese: 管理者
Korean: 책임자
European Portuguese: controlador
Latin American Spanish: controlador
All related terms of 'controller'
air controller
a military person assigned to monitor , manage , etc. aircraft within a specified region
controller bias
In a control loop , the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain .
controller gain
In a control loop , the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
mission controller
a person who works as part of a mission control
quality controller
a person responsible for checking that the goods or services produced by an organization are of an acceptable standard
stock controller
someone employed to monitor and manage goods and stock so that new stock can be ordered as required and the right numbers and quantities made available all the time
traffic controller
a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
financial controller
a senior executive in usually commercial organization who is in charge of financial affairs and oversees such things as the preparation of budgets and accounts
air traffic controller
An air traffic controller is someone whose job is to organize the routes that aircraft should follow , and to tell pilots by radio which routes they should take.
air-traffic control
Air traffic control is the activity of organizing the routes that aircraft should follow , and telling pilots by radio which routes they should take .