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 Players use their phones as controllers, connected to the game via a QR code. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 July 2026 The demonstrator integrates two megawatt-class motor generators and motor controllers developed by Collins Aerospace, creating a powertrain designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Flight controllers had to overcome initial communication and pointing problems with Link, beaming up software patches. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 This allows controllers to differentiate and prioritize planes in distress on radar screens. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Meanwhile, programmable desktop controllers such as Stream Decks, macro pads and even dedicated AI buttons quietly started appearing. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 Ground controllers lacked sufficient ground station coverage to communicate with the satellites after last year’s launches. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 During these sleep periods, New Horizons remains in a largely unpowered but stable mode, while its flight computer keeps close tabs on the spacecraft’s condition and sends back a weekly beacon to flight controllers. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 That would be enough time, however, for some of them to capture images of Starship’s heat shield, then transmit them to mission controllers on the ground via SpaceX’s Starlink network. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

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Builders are transparent about this, while regulators like ESMA and SEC's Hester Peirce warn of investor misunderstanding, emphasizing that tokenized securities remain securities without magical blockchain properties.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Under the law, local agencies are responsible for setting rules, which state regulators review.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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Beijing has appointed its own senior monks, maintained close surveillance and controls on religious expression, and faced allegations of cracking down on peaceful dissent and forcing the large-scale relocation of rural and nomadic Tibetans.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Any information placed on this secondary display had to be available on the regular screen, and any controls available had to be available elsewhere.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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