1) n. the power to direct, manage, oversee and/or restrict the af...

The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level. Transcriptional control works by controlling the number of RNA transcripts of a region of DNA, indirectly controlling protein synthesis. Translational control of protein synthesis works by regulating the step of translating RNA into protein.

In research, control subjects or control procedures permit comparison with experimental results. The first controlled clinical research was probably done in 1875 by the British naval surgeon James Lind who, on board the HMS Salisbury, gave sailors with scurvy either oranges or lemons or cider or vinegar or nutmeg (or another treatment) and after ju [..]

Control (individual or group or case) selected to be similar to a study individual or group, or case, in specific characteristics: some commonly used matching variables are age, sex, race and socio-ec [..]

50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.

  Including the terms "controlling," "controlled by," and "under common control with," means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direc [..]

The means of managing risk, including policies, procedures, guidelines, practices or organizational structures, which can be of an administrative, technical, management, or legal nature. Scope Notes: [..]

Contrôle

The ability to maintain balance and stability throughout the body while dancing.

The measurement and correction of the performance of subordinates to ensure that organisational objectives and the plans for attaining them are being met. See Management information systems.

1580s, from control (v.). Control freak is late 1960s slang.

early 14c., "to check, verify, regulate," from Anglo-French contreroller "exert authority," from Medieval Latin contrarotulus "a counter, register," from Latin contra- &q [..]

Refer to "See Also" column to the right.

The process of comparing actual performance with planned performance, analyzing the differences, and taking the appropriate corrective action. [D00355]

The power to direct, regulate, manage, oversee, or restrict the affairs, business, or assets of a person or entity.

a type of widget that specifically enables a user to interact with it to provide input, as opposed to a widget that merely displays a value (e.g. a gauge). Example include most of the common widgets: [..]

exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" power to direct or determine; "under [..]

There are at least three senses of "control" in statistics: a member of the control group, to whom no treatment is given; a controlled experiment, and to control for a possible confo [..]

v. To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.

A sample or subject (animal/human) in which a parameter under investigation (cause or effect) is absent or is held constant, in order to provide a comparison. In an experimental study the experimental group is subjected to the factor under consideration, while the control group matches the experimental group in all aspects except that it is not sub [..]

In scientific testing, to keep a variable or variables constant so that the impact of another factor can be better understood. To learn more, visit our side trip Designing fair tests.

a product of known characteristics, which is included in a series of tests to provide a basis for evaluation of other products.

Any action taken by management, the board, and other parties to manage risk and increase the likelihood that established objectives and goals will be achieved. Management plans, organizes, and directs the performance of sufficient actions to provide reasonable assurance that objectives and goals will be achieved.​

 to confute.

A specialized type of view (specifically, an instance of the UIControl class or one of its subclasses) that responds to user input.

noun. 1. control, authority, or impact on incidences, behaviors, circumstances, or individuals. 2. the management of all external circumstances and factors in an experiment so that any modification in [..]

A mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, process, or system.

This refers to the Control key on your keyboard, it is often used for shortcuts.

con·trolled con·trol·ling 1 : to exercise restraining or directing influence over esp. by law 2 : to have power or authority over [precedent s the outcome in this case] 3 : to have ...

    A duplicate setup, sample or observation treated identically to the rest of an experiment except for the variable being tested. And the control variable is meant to represent what’s normal or unch [..]

A factor in an investigation that is kept the same; the standard used for comparison.

Control of disease means the disease is present in a percentage of a herd or flock and antibiotics are administered to decrease the spread of disease in the flock/herd while clinically ill animals are [..]

The electrical system that directs the mover, that is, starts and accelerates the elevator, maintains contract speed, initiates and controls the slow down, leveling and stopping.   Usual control systems are generator field control utilizing a motor generator to convert the line ac to dc (dc being the main power for larger hoisting machines), and va [..]

A system of speed control which is accomplished by the use of an individual motor driven generator for each elevator or dumbwaiter wherein the voltage, applied to the hoisting-machine motor, is adjusted and speed varied by varying the strength and direction of the generator field.

The processes of making research conditions uniform or constant, so as to isolate the effect of the experimental condition. When it is not possible to control research conditions, statistical controls [..]

standard used for comparison in an experiment; experiment run exactly the same way as the experiment with the variable, but the variable is left out. convection -

A controlling voting power of 1 vote plus 50% of outstanding votes.

The process by which the activities of an organization are conformed to a desired plan of action and the plan is conformed to the organization's activities.

The process of structuring an experiment so that the only forces affecting the outcome are the variables you are observing.

Control means

Control in MS-Windows-speak is component in Javanese. component

The state wherein correct procedures are being followed and criteria are being met.

(n) power to direct or determine(n) a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another(n) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc(n) a st [..]

A standard of comparison in a scientific experiment (Lesson 1)

(See Randomized controlled trial) A standard of comparison which can be a conventional practice, a placebo, or no intervention.

A set of control stations established by geodetic methods.

A point or set of points, the coordinates of which have been determined by survey, used for fixing the scale and position of a photogrammetrically determined NETWORK.

The geometric data relating to the horizontal coordinates of a control station.

Geodetic or other control established to provide scale, location, and orientation for photogrammetric NETWORK.

The ELEVATIONS (or approximations thereto) associated with control points.

in a science experiment, it is important to keep at least one variable constant so that the impact of the other variables can be accurately measured.

CRB checkedA CRB check is a background check that is performed by the Criminal Records Bureau. It is essential that all people working with children or vulnerable adults are able to produce a current clear 'enhanced disclosure' before commencing work.

Control is all important in publishing. The Administrating Publisher has the sole right to authorize the grant of licenses, for mechanical, print and synch rights on behalf of itself and the writer an [..]

To regulate the operation of equipment.

(air line;  See air lines)

Scan systems transform lasers into highly flexible processing tools. The range of functionality strongly depends on both the controller and the scan system's servo electronics. The servo electron [..]

1) A device used to regulate the function of a unit. 2) A product of known characteristics which is included in a series of tests to provide a basis for evaluation of other products.

The capability of controlling an electric load or motor from some point away from the immediate area of the load or motor.

A control circuit which has its own incoming power supply, which is not associated with the incoming lines for the power circuit.

A control circuit which uses an auxiliary contact to “seal in” a momentary push button. This keeps power flowing to the control coil even after the push button is released. This circuit will provide Low Voltage Protection.

the system that exercises influence over the product. It allows for management and adjustment during operation.

any manual or automatic device for the regulation of a machine to keep it at normal operation. If automatic, the device is motivated by variations in temperature, pressure, water level, time, light, or other influences.

A measure used to protect official information from compromise of confidentiality, integrity and availability, or mitigate an identified threat to an agency’s people, information or assets. 

The means of managing risk, including policies, procedures, guidelines, practices, or organizational structures, which can be of an administrative, technical, management, or legal nature.

A device that controls a lighting system. A control can take the form of a dimmer, switch, or an occupancy sensor.

 In direct mail promotional testing, the basic package against whose results other packages are compared. Usually, the control is the winning package in a previous test or tests.  

in education, this most usually refers to the organised, purposive management of learners and learning environments by a teacher. It is most often understood as the authoritative direction and orderin [..]

A set of control stations established by geodetic methods.

A point or set of points, the coordinates of which have been determined by survey, used for fixing the scale and position of a photogrammetrically determined network.

The geometric data relating to the horizontal coordinates of a control station.

Geodetic or other control established to provide scale, location, and orientation for photogrammetric network.

The elevations (or approximations thereto) associated with control points.

to be in charge of, responsible for, to own; to take (1)

Diminished ability of an individual to control his or her use of a psychoactive substance in terms of onset, level, or termination. "Impaired capacity to control'. is a criterion for the dependence syndrome in ICD-10. Impaired control is distinguished from loss of control in that the latter implies that the phenomenon prevails at all time [..]

System of personnel and equipment that ensures the safe operation of commercial and private Aircraft.

Evaluation, planning, and use of a range of procedures and airway devices for the Maintenance or restoration of a Patient's Ventilation.

Cellular mechanisms that ensure that all events occuring during specific times in the Cell Cycle are completed and without mistakes prior to progression to the next phase of the Cell Cycle.

Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of Disease by any means from Person to Person or from Animal to man.

The containment, Regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently su [..]

Efforts to prevent and control the spread of Infections within dental Health Facilities or those involving provision of Dental Care.

Modulation of Heart Rate.

Programs of Disease surveillance, generally within Health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of Infections and their causative microorganisms.

Those Forms of control which are exerted in less concrete and tangible ways, as through folkways, mores, conventions, and public sentiment.

The reduction or Regulation of the Population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous Insects through chemical, biological, or other means.

Personality construct referring to an individual's Perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own Behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces. (ERIC Thesaurus, 19 [..]

The reduction or Regulation of the Population of Mosquitoes through chemical, biological, or other means.

The reduction or Regulation of the Population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous Insects, or other Animals.

Includes mechanisms or Programs which control the numbers of individuals in a Population of Humans or Animals.

Means of postcoital intervention to avoid Pregnancy, such as the administration of Postcoital Contraceptives to prevent Fertilization of an egg or implantation of a Fertilized Egg (Ovum Implantation).

A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random [..]

The reduction or Regulation of the Population of noxious, destructive, or dangerous Rodents through chemical, biological, or other means.

Chemical, biological, or medical measures designed to prevent the spread of Ticks or the concomitant infestations which result in Tick-Borne Diseases. It includes the veterinary as well as the Public [..]

The prevention of Growth and or spread of unwanted Plants.

A material having a known history, the performance of which has been established previously, and which is used as a standard of comparison.

The systematic modification or maintenance of behavior by manipulating relevant conditions. The manipulation of conditions distinguishes control from prediction and interpretations. If control is not [..]

The term control expresses the functional relation between a performance and the variable of which it is a function. Thus we say, "A performance is under the control of a level of deprivation,&qu [..]

(as in "stimulus control"). An observed tendency for a probability or rate of

a substance or product included in a trial that is used to compare its effect to that of the vaccine being studied. The control may be an inactive substance (placebo) or some other vaccine product.

In clinical trials comparing two or more interventions, a control is a person in the comparison group that does not receive the medicine or treatment under evaluation. Instead that person receives a placebo, no intervention, usual care or another form of care. In case-control studies, a control is a person in the comparison group without the diseas [..]

untreated subjects, or subjects given a standard treatment, for comparison with those given experimental (e.g. crop protection) treatment, syn. check. to prevent, retard or eliminate a disease (or pes [..]

in experiments; subjects that provide a standard of comparison for new treatments -- may include untreated subjects and subjects treated with standard known application

From a safety point of view, control is being able to keep something locked down or within certain limits. If a hazard is controlled, then, while it can not be taken out completely, the danger that it poses can be reduced to acceptable limits.

(noun) – The state wherein correct procedures are being followed and criteria are being met.

The state in which correct procedures are followed and safety criteria are met. In HACCP, a process is in control when methods are in place that prevent, eliminate, or reduce hazards to acceptable levels.

"Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securiti [..]

to confute

Situations in which ING owns, directly or indirectly, more than half of the voting power or over which ING has control of their operating and financial policies through situations including, but not l [..]

The power to direct the management and policies of a business enterprise.

Means of managing risk, including policies, procedures, guidelines, practices or organizational structures, which can be administrative, technical, management, or legal in nature.

When we program computers to achieve outcomes that are not on the screen but on an attached device we are using control. This might be programming motors or a set of lights to come on in a certain sequence. Control also involves using devices connected to the computer to sense conditions and execute programs when these conditions are met. Pedestria [..]

A temperature-control device, typically found on a wall inside the home. It consists of a series of sensors and relays that monitor and control the functions of a heating and cooling system. American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning's programmable controls allow you to program different levels of comfort for different times of the day.

How slowly, smoothly, accurately, and precisely one can execute a motion or a series of motions. Also refers to the coordination and manipulation of individual muscles as opposed to chunking actions i [..]

Defines the container for a form control (e.g. text field, checkbox, etc.). Used with a &ltdiv&gt element nested in the .control-group. required Defines a required field. validation Used if yo [..]

A nylon marker hung at each feature on the course. It has three sides, divided diagonally between white and red (or orange) halves. A punch for marking your control card is attached to the control, or [..]

A style of play involving big late-game minions and spells. Usually combined with many forms of removal to make the early game survivable. Often a defensive archetype.

Another well established deck already in Hearthstone. The control deck plans to survive and win out with a smaller number of more powerful threats in the late game. You are a Control Deck if you only play Ragnaros/Ysera/Lord Jaraxxus as win conditions and the rest of your game is just surviving until one of these big threats can win the game for yo [..]

A control deck focuses on shutting down the opponent, and only wins the game later, at its own convenience.

bringing the ball under control by cushioning its arrival at a player with a surface on the body

possession and tempo are the key to having control of the soccer game. Oh yes, and a couple of goals!

(1) ability to prevent the opponents from winning immediate tricks in a side suit at a trump contract [first-round control = ace or void, second-round control = king or singleton, and so on]

1. A player whose pieces dominate any area, file or rank, on the board, is said to control that region. 2. When in reference to the Chess Glossary Team, "Out of" is the prefix you want, first.

A holding that prevents the opponents from taking the first two tricks in a suit. An ace or void is a 'first-round' control; a king or a singleton is a 'second-round' control.

The domination or sole use of a square, group of squares, file ordiagonal. One is also "in control" when one has the initiative.

A liquid containing a known concentration of the substance which is to be tested. Used to determine (high / low / cutoff) limits and/or as reference for quality con-trol.

A Character

The concept of control over a certain stack includes both its current ownership and the availability of stacks which can move onto it. (This is similar to the concept of controlling a square in Chess. [..]

In a case-control study, comparison group of persons without disease.

A patient who does not have the disease or outcome.

The phase in the evaluation of a firm's strategy and tactics in which a semiannual or annual review of the company takes place.

A way for a musician to modify the musical instrument to affect the sound it produces. Musical instruments, including the voice, allow musicians to change pitch, loudness and even the tone color to so [..]

The function of maintaining management accountability and oversight of personal property throughout its complete life cycle using various property management tools and techniques (USAID Automated Dire [..]

That part of an experimental procedure which is like the treated part in every respect except that it is not subjected to the test conditions.

Control means any measure taken to provide reasonable assurance regarding the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of operations, the reliability of reporting, the safeguarding of assets and information, the prevention, detection and correction of fraud and irregularities and their follow-up, and the adequate management of the risks relating to th [..]

A system of points which are used as fixed references for positioning other surveyed features.

Control obtained by ground surveys as distinguished from control obtained by photogrammetric methods; may be for horizontal or vertical control, or both. Ground (in-situ) observations to aid in the in [..]

  Monitoring and if necessary adjusting the performance of the organisation and its members.

A device for regulation of a system or component in normal operation, manual or automatic. If automatic, the implication is that it is responsive to changes of pressure, temperature or other property [..]

Usually refers to blood glucose control.

Surveying and mapping reference infrastructure.

  Surveying and mapping reference infrastructure.

Existing treatment that is being compared with a new treatment in a clinical trial. The control is generally the best standard treatment available.

The power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. convertible loan

50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.

An experimental treatment that was not manipulated, and is intended for comparison with manipulated treatments.