game controller

noun

Any of various hardware devices designed to allow the user to provide input to video games.

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Meanings

noungame controller (plural game controllers)

plural game controllers

  1. video gamesAny of various hardware devices designed to allow the user to provide input to video games.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
controller

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 遊戲控制器 /游戏控制器
  • 遊戲控制器 /游戏控制器 (yóuxì kòngzhìqì)A device designed to play video games
Finnish peliohjain
  • peliohjainA device designed to play video games
French manette
  • manetteA device designed to play video games
Swedish spelkontroll, kontroll
  • spelkontrollA device designed to play video games
  • kontrollA device designed to play video games
Turkish oyun kumandası
  • oyun kumandasıA device designed to play video games
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APA

game controller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20controller

MLA

“game controller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20controller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “game controller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20controller.

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