Control
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Control may refer to:
In science and technology
- Scientific control, the isolation of variables in experiments
- Controlling for a variable, in statistics
In computing
- Control flow, means of specifying the sequence of operations in computer programs
- Control key, on a computer keyboard
- GUI widget (control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface
In medicine
- Chlordiazepoxide, also sold under the trade name Control
- Lorazepam, sold under the trade name Control
In psychology and sociology
- Locus of control, extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them
- Mind control, the use of manipulative methods to persuade others
- Self-control, ability to control one's emotions and desires
- Social control, mechanisms that regulate social behavior
- Control freak, a person who attempts to dictate
- Power and control in abusive relationships
In systems engineering
- Control engineering, a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems
- Control system, the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment
- Control theory, the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time
- Automatic control, the application of control theory for regulation of processes without direct intervention
Other uses in science and technology
- Control (linguistics), a relation between elements of two clauses
- Biological pest control, a natural method of controlling pests
- Control network, in geodesy and surveying, a set of reference points of known geospatial coordinates
- Control room, a room where a physical facility can be monitored
- Security controls, safeguards against security risks
In management and finance
- Control (management), an element of management
- Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization
- Controlling interest, a percentage of voting stock shares sufficient to prevent opposition
- An element of management accounting
- Internal control, a process to help achieve specific goals
- Foreign exchange controls, regulations on trade
In arts and entertainment
Film
- Control (1987 film) or Il Giorna prima, a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster
- Control (2004 film), starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez
- Control (2005 film), an Australian short written and directed by Jon Cohen
- Control (2007 film), a film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn
- Control (2013 film), a Chinese-Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi
- Kontroll, a 2003 Hungarian film, released as Control internationally
- Control, a UK comedy short by Frank Miller
Music
- Albums
- Control (GoodBooks album), 2007
- Control (Janet Jackson album), 1986
- Control (Pedro the Lion album), 2002
- Control, a 2011 album by Abandon
- Control, a 2014 album by The Brew
- Control, a 1981 album by Conrad Schnitzler
- Control, a 2013 EP by Disclosure
- Control, a 1994 album by Hellnation
- Control, a 2012 EP by The Indecent
- Control, a 1971 album by John St Field
- Control, a 2012 album by Uppermost
- Control, a 2003 album by Where Fear and Weapons Meet
- Songs
- "Control" (Big Sean song), 2013
- "Control" (Garbage song), 2012
- "Control" (Janet Jackson song), 1986
- "Control" (Kid Sister song), 2007
- "Control" (Matrix & Futurebound song), 2013
- "Control" (Metro Station song), 2007
- "Control" (Mutemath song), 2004
- "Control" (Poe song), 1998
- "Control" (Puddle of Mudd song), 2001
- "Control", the third single from Wisin's 2014 album El Regreso del Sobreviviente
- "Control", the first single from Traci Lords' 1995 album 1000 Fires
- "Control", a 2012 song by Delta Goodrem, from the album Child of the Universe
- "Control", a 2008 song by División Minúscula, from the album Sirenas
- "Control", a 2012 song by Basement from the album Colourmeinkindness
Television
- CONTROL (Get Smart), a fictional counter-espionage agency
- Control (House), a 2005 episode of the television series House
- Ctrl (web series), an American comedy web series
- Control, a Spanish-language series aired on Univision
- [C] - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control, or [C] - Control, an 2011 anime
Other uses in arts and entertainment
- Control, a feature of the game contract bridge
- Control-bid, a bid in contract bridge
- Control (Starlight Express), a character from the rock musical
- Control (novel), a 1982 novel by William Goldman
- Control (fictional character), in the 1974 British spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Other uses
- Control, Alberta
- Control point (orienteering), a marked waypoint in orienteering and related sports
See also
- Action (disambiguation)
- Control point (disambiguation)
- Control unit (disambiguation)
- Controller (disambiguation)
- Uncontrolled (disambiguation)
- Damage control (disambiguation)
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