controller vs valve

valve vs controller

controller and valve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
controller	Yes	No	No	No
valve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, valve is a hyponym of controller; that is, valve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than controller:

controller: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
valve: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

Other hyponyms of controller include cruise control, dial, disk controller, governor, regulator, handwheel, joystick, regulator, electric switch, electrical switch, switch.

controller (noun)	valve (noun)
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine	one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
someone who maintains and audits business accounts	the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
a person who directs and restrains	control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
	device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
	a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

Difference between controller and valve

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