control

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kənˈt(ʃ)roʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"t(S)roUl/
• (UK) IPA: /kənˈtrəʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"tr@Ul/

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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.

Derived terms

• controller
• controlling

Related terms

• regulate

Translations

to exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of

Bulgarian: контролирам (bg), управлявам (bg) Catalan: controlar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 控制 (zh) (kòngzhì) Czech: řídit (cs), ovládat (cs) Danish: styre (da) (Do not confuse with kontrollere (da), which means to check and/or to verify) Dutch: besturen (nl), beheersen (nl) (in modern usage also controleren (nl), though this is still considered an anglicism by many) Finnish: hallita (fi), ohjata (fi), kontrolloida (fi), varmistaa (fi), valvoa (fi) French: contrôler (fr) Galician: controlar German: steuern (de), kontrollieren (de) Greek: ελέγχω (el) (eléncho) Gujarati: niyantran Haitian Creole: kontwole Hebrew: לשלוט (lishlot') Hindi: niyantran

Hungarian: szabályoz (hu), korlátoz (hu), kontrollál (hu) Indonesian: kontrol, kendali Italian: controllare (it), influenzare (it) Japanese: 制御する (せいぎょする, seigyo-suru), 支配する (しはいする, shihai-suru), コントロールする (kontorōru-suru) Latin: impero (la), teneo (la) Malay: mengawal, menguasai Polish: kontrolować, sterować, zarządzać, nadzorować Portuguese: (Brazil): controlar Romanian: a comanda, a controla Russian: управлять (ru) (upravl'át') impf., контролировать (ru) (kontrolírovat') impf. Scottish Gaelic: srian (gd), ceannsaich (gd) Spanish: controlar (es) Swedish: kontrollera (sv) Telugu: నియంత్రించు (niyamtrinchu) Turkish: kontrol etmek (tr), kumanda etmek (tr) Urdu: qaboo krna (ur)

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.

Synonyms

• (GUI): widget

Derived terms

Terms derived from tower (noun)

control character control panel control tower cruise control

in control master control mind control out of control

proportional control race control self-control under control

Related terms

• regulation

Translations

authority

Bulgarian: власт (bg) f., управление (bg) n. Catalan: control (ca) m. Dutch: beheersing (nl) f. Esperanto: kontrolo (eo) Estonian: võim (et), kontroll (et) German: Kontrolle (de) f. Greek: έλεγχος (el) (élegkos) m.

Latin: imperium (la) Polish: kontrola (pl) f. Romanian: control (ro) n., autoritate (ro) f. Russian: власть (ru) (vlast') f., контроль (ru) (kontról') m. Spanish: administración (es) f., control (es) m., dirección (es) f., manejo (es) m., organización (es) f. Turkish: kontrol (tr)

in an experiment

Bulgarian: контролна група (bg) Estonian: kontrollgrupp (et) German: Kontrollgruppe (de) f. Greek: έλεγχος (el) (élegkos) m. Latin: imperator (la), imperium (la) n.

Polish: : grupa kontrolna (pl) f. Romanian: grup de control (ro) n., grup de comparație (ro) n. Russian: контрольная группа (ru) (kontról'naja grúppa) f. Spanish: patrón de comparación (es) m.

machine

Catalan: control (ca) m. German: Kontrollen (plural) Greek: έλεγχος (el) (élegkos) m.

Latin: imperium (la) n. Romanian: control (ro) n., comandă (ro) f. Spanish: control (es) m., mando (es) m.

security mechanism

Greek: έλεγχος (el) (élegkos) m. Latin: imperium (la) n.

Romanian: control (ro) n. Spanish: contramedida (es) f.

emotional restraint

Bulgarian: сдържаност (bg) f., самообладание (bg) n. Greek: έλεγχος (el) (élegkos) m. Latin: imperium (la) n.

Polish: samokontrola (pl) f. Spanish: control (es) m., autodominio (es) m.

graphical user interface element

German: Kontrollelement (de) n., Steuerelement (de) n. Latin: imperium (la) n.

Polish: kontrolka (pl) f. Romanian: element de control (ro) n.

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Czech: ovládání n. (method and means) Danish: kontrol Dutch: controle f., invloed m. Finnish: hallinta, vertailuryhmä, ohjaus French: contrôle m. 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) f. Portuguese: (Brazil): controle Swahili: (kontroli) Swedish: kontroll (sv) c. (1,3), kontrollgrupp (sv) c(2) Telugu: నియంత్రణ (niyamtrana) (1)

External links

• control in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• control in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Control on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Control in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Catalan

Etymology

From French contrôle.

Noun

control m. (plural controls)

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

Derived terms

• controlar

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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

Synonyms

• (contol of a maschine): mando
• (remote contol): control remoto, mando