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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 The team plans to investigate additional vulnerabilities involving robot controllers and perception systems, including situations that could cause legged robots to fall. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Japanese flight controllers want to avoid powdery soil and rough terrain when the mothership, a four-legged stationary lander, descends to the surface to gather samples in late 2028 or 2029. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 The latest developments from the AI industry have included the launch of AI agents that can also perform online tasks for their controllers. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Japanese flight controllers want to avoid powdery soil and rough terrain when the mothership — a four-legged stationary lander — descends to the surface to gather samples in late 2028 or 2029. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 At the time, controllers relied on radars that told them the distance of aircraft from the airport, but not the height or direction. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026 The console lets users play N64 games with their original cartridges and controllers, using FPGA hardware instead of emulation software—the standard for retro machines—so there’s no lag during play. — Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Besides running controllers with outdated firmware, the affected stores likely also failed to put the devices behind a VPN and create a restricted list of IP addresses allowed to log in. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Moreover, the perpetrators do not appear to have used malicious code on the fridge controllers, potentially complicating efforts to track down who carried out the cyberattack, added Aimé. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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At Bunq, junior staff are still expected to do reconciliations to check the data against the bank’s records and to document the process for auditors and regulators.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Massachusetts gambling regulators are hoping the ongoing Encore Boston Harbor strike will end soon after tax revenue from the casino dropped off significantly last month.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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