The technical term is “Input Device.” Controller is what people use as the common name because you use the device to “control” whats on the screen. A TV Remote is also called a “Television Remote Controller” for this reason.
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puppycat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
oh my god this is such a good one
on another note… why are they called controllers if we control them?
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 year ago
reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
We use them to control the console.
don@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Do consoles get consoled?
don@lemm.ee 1 year ago
More importantly, why are cars parked on driveways, but drive on parkways???
[X-Files theme plays]
~yes I already know~
zurohki@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Why is it we send things by car and it’s a shipment, but we send things by ship and it’s cargo?