controller
<hardware> Part of a computer, typically a separate circuit board, which
allows the computer to use certain kinds of peripheral devices. A disk
controller is used to connect hard disks and floppy disks, a network controller
is used for Ethernet. Other controllers are: keyboard controller, interrupt
controller and graphics controller.
(1998-03-16)
Nearby terms:
control flow « control-G « Control Language « controller
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Microcomputers
