mechanism vs controller

controller vs mechanism

mechanism and controller both are nouns.

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

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

mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
controller: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

Other hyponyms of mechanism include action, action mechanism, actuator, automaton, golem, robot, axis, axis of rotation, carriage, cartridge ejector, ejector, cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor, clockwork, control, cooling, cooling system, delayed action, drive, drive line, drive line system, fail-safe, film advance, gear, gear mechanism, homing device, hydraulic system, ignition, ignition system, lock, mechanical device, radiator, rotating mechanism, steering linkage, steering mechanism, steering system, tape drive, tape transport, transport, whirler, workings, works, automaton.

mechanism (noun)	controller (noun)
the technical aspects of doing something	a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function	someone who maintains and audits business accounts
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes	a person who directs and restrains
a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

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