Definitions
1.nounInfluence or authority over something."The government has complete control over the situation."
2.nounA separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.
3.nounThe method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
4.nounRestraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
5.nounA security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
6.noun(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
7.nounA duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
8.nounAn interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
9.nounAny of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
10.nounA construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
11.verbTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of."With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."
12.verb(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.