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Etymology

From Middle English conterrolle < Old French contrerole < Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”) < Latin contra (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

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Verb

control (third-person singular simple present controls, present participle controlling, simple past and past participle controlled)

  1. To exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of, oversit.
    With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.

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Noun

control (plural controls)

  1. Influence or authority over.
    The government has complete control over the situation.
  2. A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or nonexistence.
  3. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
  4. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities, synonymous with safeguard and counter-measure.
  5. restraint or ability to contain one's emotions, or self-control.
  6. (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.

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authority
in an experiment
  • Bulgarian: контролна група bg(bg)
  • Estonian: kontrollgrupp et(et)
  • German: Kontrollgruppe de(de) f.
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élegkos) m.
  • Latin: imperator la(la), imperium la(la) n.
  • Polish: : grupa kontrolna pl(pl) f.
  • Romanian: grup de control ro(ro) n., grup de comparație ro(ro) n.
  • Russian: контрольная группа ru(ru) (kontról'naja grúppa) f.
  • Spanish: patrón de comparación es(es) m.
machine
security mechanism
  • Romanian: control ro(ro) n.
  • Spanish: contramedida es(es) f.
emotional restraint
  • Bulgarian: сдържаност bg(bg) f., самообладание bg(bg) n.
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élegkos) m.
  • Latin: imperium la(la) n.
graphical user interface element
  • German: Kontrollelement de(de) n., Steuerelement de(de) n.
  • Latin: imperium la(la) n.
  • Polish: kontrolka pl(pl) f.
  • Romanian: element de control ro(ro) n.
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  • Japanese: 制御 (せいぎょ, seigyo)(1), 支配 (しはい, shihai)(1), 対照 (たいしょう, taishō)(2), コントロール (kontorōru)(1,3)
  • Kurdish: kontrol ku(ku) f.
  • Portuguese:
    (Brazil): controle
  • Swahili: (kontroli)
  • Swedish: kontroll sv(sv) c. (1,3), kontrollgrupp sv(sv) c(2)
  • Telugu: నియంత్రణ (niyamtrana) (1)

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Noun

control m. (plural controls)

  1. control
  2. check, inspection
  3. influence, authority

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Spanish

Noun

control m. (plural controles)

  1. control, or running of a business
  2. control of a machine
  3. control or emotional restraint, self-control
  4. remote control

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