Control is the ability to purposefully direct, or suppress, change.
Control may also refer to:
Popular culture
Film
- Control (2004 film) Control is a 2004 direct-to-video movie. It was produced by an American production company, but was filmed in Bulgaria, a direct-to-video film starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez
- Control (2005 film), an Australian short film written and directed by Jon Cohen
- Control (2007 film) Control is a 2007 black-and-white biographical film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. Matt Greenhalgh wrote the screenplay based on the book Touching from a Distance, written by Curtis' widow Deborah who co-produced the film. Directed by Anton Corbijn, Control stars Sam Riley as Ian, Samantha Morton as Deborah, and Alexandra Maria Lara as, a film based on the life of Joy Division front man Ian Curtis, referencing the song "She's Lost Control"
- In the sitcom (and related movies) Get Smart Get Smart is an American television comedy series that satirises the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, Barbara Feldon as Agent 99, and Edward Platt as the Chief of CONTROL, a secret American government counter-espionage agency. Henry said the creation of this show came, "CONTROL" is the name of a secret American government counter-espionage agency
Music
- Control (GoodBooks album) a 2007 album by GoodBooks
- Control (Janet Jackson album) Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 6, 1986 by A&M Records. Her collaborations with songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of rhythm and blues, rap vocals, funk, disco and synthesized percussion that established, a 1986 album by Janet Jackson
- Control (Janet Jackson song), a song from the above album
- Control (Metro Station song), a 2007 song by Metro Station
- Control (Mutemath song) a 2004 song by Mutemath
- Control (Pedro the Lion album), a 2002 album by Pedro the Lion
- Control (Puddle of Mudd song), a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd
- She's Lost Control, a 1979 song by Joy Division
Television
- Control (House), an episode of the television series House
Management and finance
- Control (management) Control is one of the managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing and directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized and stated goals of the organization are achieved in desired manner: an element of management
- An element of management accounting Management accounting or managerial accounting is concerned with the provisions and use of accounting information to managers within organizations, to provide them with the basis to make informed business decisions that will allow them to be better equipped in their management and control functions
- Internal control In accounting and auditing, internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization's structure, work and authority flows, people and management information systems, designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives. It is a means by which an organization's resources are directed, monitored, and measured. It: a process implemented in an organization to help in achieving specific goals
- Comptroller Referring to very ancient and senior government official titles , the orthograph (and more and more the pronunciation) "Comptroller" carries an idea of solemnity and seniority, which is absent from the word "controller" - although "controller" is an equally old word. In a company, a comptroller is typically a senior (or controller): a senior financial officer in an organization.
- Foreign exchange controls: regulations on trade.
Science and technology
- Argument control, in linguistics
- Biological pest control Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of integrated pest management (IPM) programs, a natural method of controlling pests such as insects, weeds, and plant diseases
- Control engineering Control engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors. Multi-disciplinary in nature, control systems engineering activities focus on implementation of control systems mainly derived by mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse range, a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems
- Control freak, in folk psychology
- Control key In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, will perform a special operation ; similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by itself. The control key is located on or near the bottom left side of most keyboards. It is usually labeled Ctrl, but sometimes, on a computer keyboard
- Control network, a set of reference-points of known geospatial coordinates
- Control point (orienteering)
- Control system There are two common classes of control systems, with many variations and combinations: logic or sequential controls, and feedback or linear controls. There is also fuzzy logic, which attempts to combine some of the design simplicity of logic with the utility of linear control. Some devices or systems are inherently not controllable, the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment
- Control theory Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference. When one or more output variables of a system need to follow a certain reference over time, a controller manipulates the inputs to a system to obtain the desired, the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time
- Controlling for a variable, in statistics
- GUI widget In computer programming, a widget is an element of a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays an information arrangement changeable by the user, such as a window or a text box. The defining characteristic of a widget is to provide a single interaction point for the direct manipulation of a given kind of data. In other words, widgets are basic (control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface
- Scientific control When an experiment is conducted for the purpose of determining the effect of a single variable of interest on a particular system, a scientific control is used to minimize the unintended influence of other variables on the same system. Such extraneous variables include researcher bias, environmental changes, and biological variation. Scientific to isolate variables in experiments
- Self control Self control is the ability to control one's emotions, behaviour and desires in order to efficiently manage one's future. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation. Exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is thought to deplete a resource in the ego. Many things affect one's ability to exert self-control,, ability to control one's emotions and desires
- Control, a brand name for the drug lorazepam Lorazepam is a high potency benzodiazepine drug which has all five intrinsic benzodiazepine effects: anxiolytic, amnesic, sedative/hypnotic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant. Lorazepam is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, acute seizures including status epilepticus and sedation of hospitalised patients, as well as sedation
Humanities
- Control (linguistics), the relation between a missing element of a subordinate clause and its co-referent in the matrix clause
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See also
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