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 Hall-effect sensors started making a comeback in the ’90s—Sega used them in its Saturn and Dreamcast controllers, giving them a reputation for durability and resistance to stick drift, something Switch 2 owners wish Nintendo would emulate. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Recommended by Our Editors That inclusivity was most visible not with a video game but with the My Mario line of products targeted at babies too young to even hold controllers. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 To help out here, Mission controllers tend to put craft like the Dragon in a slightly lower orbit. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 The controllers then asked another airplane flying in the area to look for the medical transport jet and to try to contact it by radio. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 The construction of Terminal B also partially obstructed controllers’ views of two taxiways. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 While Starship achieved the proper orbit, zipping along at 17,500 mph, flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple of laps. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Bringing domain controllers online before validating their integrity can restore the attacker’s persistence along with them. — Robert Bobel, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 SpaceX After the satellites were away, SpaceX controllers opted to bring the Starship back to Earth well ahead of schedule, ending the mission three hours after launch with a Pacific Ocean splashdown north of Hawaii just before noon EDT. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  1. regulators
  2. controls
Noun
  • The Mechanics In both cases, regulators allege the fund advisers marketed themselves as having access to stakes in high profile private companies.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The measure would require state regulators to consider standards for certain new data centers to cover generation, transmission, and infrastructure upgrade costs, but would not mandate them.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulators
Noun
  • Some like Indiana and Delaware have already passed various versions of price controls.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Tel Aviv — The co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on board the Flydubai flight to Israel and trying to seize the controls probably acted alone, Israeli sources told CNN.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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