The difference between Controller and Superintendent

Controller as a noun:

One who controls something.

Controller as a noun (electronics):

Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.

Controller as a noun (business):

A person who audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

Controller as a noun (computing):

A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.

Controller as a noun (nautical):

An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged.

Controller as a noun (espionage):

The person who supervises and handles communication with an agent in the field.

Controller as a noun (linguistics):

The subject of a control verb. See

Controller as a noun (software architecture):

In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that treat input and output, forming an interface between models and views.

Superintendent as a noun:

A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

Superintendent as a noun (Commonwealth):

A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.

Superintendent as a noun:

The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super".

Superintendent as a noun:

The head of a Sunday school.

Superintendent as a noun:

In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.

Superintendent as a noun (chiefly, US):

A janitor.

Superintendent as an adjective:

Overseeing; superintending.