controlled

adj 1: restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds;

"controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of

water from reservoirs" [ant: {uncontrolled}]

2: curbed or regulated; "controlled emotions" [syn: {restricted}]

controller

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)