control unit

nounComputers.

the part of a CPU that interprets the instructions in programs and directs the operation of the entire system.
controller (def. 5).

Origin of control unit

First recorded in 1960–65

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Instead of a single lump of neurons governing the animal like a central control unit, an octopus has multiple brain-like organs that seem to control each arm separately.
What would it be like to be a conscious AI? We might never know. | Will Douglas Heaven | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
It includes a cool pad that covers your bed, a control unit, and the Ooler mobile app.
Chilisleep Ooler Sleep System review: A liquid cooling system for your bed | Stan Horaczek | July 28, 2021 | Popular-Science
Even beyond the box itself, the control unit is basically a tiny bed air conditioner.
Chilisleep Ooler Sleep System review: A liquid cooling system for your bed | Stan Horaczek | July 28, 2021 | Popular-Science
The second element, the control unit, has a tank that stores water, cools it, and continuously pumps it into the pad through a hose to help you sleep better at night.
Chilisleep Ooler Sleep System review: A liquid cooling system for your bed | Stan Horaczek | July 28, 2021 | Popular-Science
The problem could affect a backup power control unit on jets used by 16 Boeing customers and stems from a manufacturing problem, according to the company and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Airlines ground some 737 Max jets after Boeing discloses electrical problem | Ian Duncan | April 9, 2021 | Washington Post

Their commander introduced their unit as the “South-East Headquarters of Afghan Veterans and Border control unit.”
While Russians Riot in Ukraine, the Kremlin Talks Diplomacy | Anna Nemtsova | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Plans were formulated for a high-speed transmission line to a control unit on a selector channel at the computer center.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 | H. W. Fulbright et al.
The antenna lead and control unit may be temporarily connected for this test.
Delco Manuals: Radio Model 633, Delcotron Generator | Delco-Remy Division
If you wish to lock the receiver, pull the knob all the way out of the control unit and carry it with you.
Delco Manuals: Radio Model 633, Delcotron Generator | Delco-Remy Division
It was precisely like hovering a short distance above the floor, yet there was no strain of concentration on some control unit.
The Weakling | Everett B. Cole
Ihjel was killed with an ion gun and it fused the control unit into a solid lump.
Planet of the Damned | Harry Harrison

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