control

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English

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”).

Pronunciation

Verb

to 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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Translations

authority
  • Bulgarian: власт bg(bg) f., управление bg(bg) n.
  • Estonian: võim et(et), kontroll et(et)
  • German: Kontrolle de(de) f.
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élenkhos) m.
  • Polish: kontrola pl(pl) f.
in an experiment
  • Bulgarian: контролна група bg(bg)
  • Estonian: kontrollgrupp et(et)
  • German: Kontrollgruppe de(de) f.
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élenkhos) m.
  • Polish: : grupa kontrolna pl(pl) f.
  • Russian: контрольная группа ru(ru) (kontról'naja grúppa) f.
  • Spanish: patrón de comparación es(es) m.
machine
  • German: Kontrollen (plural)
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élenkhos)
security mechanism
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élenkhos) m.
  • Spanish: contramedida es(es) f.
emotional restraint
  • Bulgarian: сдържаност bg(bg) f., самообладание bg(bg) n.
  • Greek: έλεγχος el(el) (élenkhos) m.
graphical user interface element
  • German: Kontrollelement de(de) n., Steuerelement de(de) n.
  • Polish: kontrolka pl(pl) f.
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  • Czech: ovládání n. (method and means)
  • Danish: kontrol
  • Dutch: controle f., invloed m.
  • Finnish: hallinta, vertailuryhmä, ohjaus
  • French: contrôle m.
  • Greek: έλεγχος m. (1), επιρροή (epirroe) f. (1), ρύθμιση (rythmisi) f. (3), χειρισμός (khirismos) m. (1,3)
  • Hebrew: שליטה (shlit'a) f. (1)
  • Indonesian: mengontrol, mengendalikan
  • 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 c. (1,3), kontrollgrupp c(2)
  • Telugu: నియంత్రణ (niyamtrana) (1)

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Spanish

Noun

control m. (plural controles)

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

 

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