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(1) A device used to play video games. See video game controller. (2) An electronic circuit board or system. In a computer, controllers contain the circuitry to run a peripheral device and are...
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Definition: controller
(1) A device used to play video games. See video game controller.
(2) An electronic circuit board or system. In a computer, controllers contain the circuitry to run a peripheral device and are either contained on a plug-in expansion board or on the motherboard. In larger computers, a controller may be contained on one or more boards or in an external, stand-alone cabinet.
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