controller
English Thesaurus
1. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanism, |
| definition | : | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cruise control, |
| definition | : | control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dial, |
| definition | : | the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | disk controller, |
| definition | : | (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | governor, regulator, |
| definition | : | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | handwheel, |
| definition | : | control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | joystick, |
| definition | : | a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electric switch, electrical switch, switch, |
| definition | : | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | valve, |
| definition | : | control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid (noun.artifact) |
2. someone who maintains and audits business accounts (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | bourgeois, businessperson, |
| definition | : | a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | auditor, |
| definition | : | a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bean counter, |
| definition | : | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bookkeeper, |
| definition | : | someone who records the transactions of a business (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | certified public accountant, cpa, |
| definition | : | an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | chartered accountant, |
| definition | : | a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cost accountant, |
| definition | : | a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production (noun.person) |
3. a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | nazi, |
| definition | : | derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc. (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | overcomer, subduer, surmounter, |
| definition | : | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | withholder, |
| definition | : | a person who restrains or checks or holds back (noun.person) |
4. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | control, operate, |
| definition | : | handle and cause to function (verb.contact) |
5. someone who maintains and audits business accounts (noun.person)
| derivation | : | accountantship, |
| definition | : | the position of accountant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comptrollership, |
| definition | : | the position of comptroller (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | controllership, |
| definition | : | the position of controller (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | accountancy, accounting, |
| definition | : | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | control, |
| definition | : | verify by using a duplicate register for comparison (verb.cognition) |
6. a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
| derivation | : | confine, hold, restrain, |
| definition | : | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | control, keep in line, manipulate, |
| definition | : | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | intimidate, restrain, |
| definition | : | to compel or deter by or as if by threats (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | command, control, |
| definition | : | exercise authoritative control or power over (verb.social) |
7. a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | control, operate, |
| definition | : | handle and cause to function (verb.contact) |
8. someone who maintains and audits business accounts (noun.person)
| derivation | : | accountantship, |
| definition | : | the position of accountant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | comptrollership, |
| definition | : | the position of comptroller (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | controllership, |
| definition | : | the position of controller (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | accountancy, accounting, |
| definition | : | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | control, |
| definition | : | verify by using a duplicate register for comparison (verb.cognition) |
9. a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
| derivation | : | confine, hold, restrain, |
| definition | : | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | control, keep in line, manipulate, |
| definition | : | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | intimidate, restrain, |
| definition | : | to compel or deter by or as if by threats (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | command, control, |
| definition | : | exercise authoritative control or power over (verb.social) |
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