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[[File:Solar panels with computer controllers.jpg|thumb|right|Solar panels with computer controllers]] | |||
'''Computer Controller''' is a chip, an expansion card, or a stand-alone device that interfaces with a peripheral device. This may be a link between two parts of a computer or a controller on an external device that manages the operation of that device. | |||
The term is sometimes used in the opposite sense to refer to a device by which the user controls the operation of the computer, as in game controller. | |||
In desktop computers the controller may be a plug in board, a single integrated circuit on the motherboard, or an external device. In | |||
mainframes the controller is usually either a separate device attached to a channel or integrated into the peripheral. | |||