Control may refer to:

Basic meanings

Economics and business

Control (management) Control is a function of management which helps to check errors in order to take corrective actions. This is done to minimize deviation from standards and ensure that the stated goals of the organization are achieved in a desired manner. Accordi ...

, an element of management * Control, an element of

management accounting In management accounting or managerial accounting, managers use accounting information in decision-making and to assist in the management and performance of their control functions. Definition One simple definition of management accounting is th ...

Comptroller A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior-level executi ...

(or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization *

Controlling interest A controlling interest is an ownership interest in a corporation with enough voting stock shares to prevail in any stockholders' motion. A majority of voting shares (over 50%) is always a controlling interest. When a party holds less than the majo ...

, a percentage of voting stock shares sufficient to prevent opposition *

Foreign exchange controls Foreign exchange controls are various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents, on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents, or the transfers of any currency across national bor ...

, regulations on trade *

Internal control Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies. A broad ...

, a process to help achieve specific goals typically related to managing risk

Mathematics and science

Control (optimal control theory) In optimal control theory, a control is a variable chosen by the controller or agent to manipulate state variables, similar to an actual control valve. Unlike the state variable, it does not have a predetermined equation of motion. The goal of optim ...

, a variable for steering a controllable system of state variables toward a desired goal *

Controlling for a variable In causal models, controlling for a variable means binning data according to measured values of the variable. This is typically done so that the variable can no longer act as a confounder in, for example, an observational study or experiment. ...

in statistics *

Scientific control A scientific control is an experiment or observation designed to minimize the effects of variables other than the independent variable (i.e. confounding variables). This increases the reliability of the results, often through a comparison betwe ...

, an experiment in which "confounding variables" are minimised to reduce error * Control variables, variables which are kept constant during an experiment *

Biological pest control Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...

, a natural method of controlling pests *

Control network A geodetic control network (also geodetic network, reference network, control point network, or control network) is a network, often of triangles, which are measured precisely by techniques of terrestrial surveying or by satellite geodesy. ...

in geodesy and surveying, a set of reference points of known geospatial coordinates *

Control room A control room or operations room is a central space where a large physical facility or physically dispersed service can be monitored and controlled. It is often part of a larger command center. Overview A control room's purpose is produc ...

, a room where a physical facility can be monitored *

Process control An industrial process control in continuous production processes is a discipline that uses industrial control systems to achieve a production level of consistency, economy and safety which could not be achieved purely by human manual control. I ...

in continuous production processes *

Security controls Security controls are safeguards or countermeasures to avoid, detect, counteract, or minimize security risks to physical property, information, computer systems, or other assets. In the field of information security, such controls protect the c ...

, safeguards against security risks

Medicine

* Control, according to the

ICD-10-PCS The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is an international system of medical classification used for procedural codes, procedural coding. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient ...

, in the Medical and Surgical Section (0), is the root operation (# 3) that means stopping, or attempting to stop, post-procedural bleeding **

Chlordiazepoxide Chlordiazepoxide, trade name Librium among others, is a sedative and hypnotic medication of the benzodiazepine class; it is used to treat anxiety, insomnia and symptoms of Drug withdrawal, withdrawal from Alcohol (drug), alcohol and other drugs. ...

, also sold under the trade name ''Control'' **

Lorazepam Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. It is used to treat anxiety disorders, trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and c ...

, sold under the trade name ''Control''

Systems engineering, computing and technology

Automatic control Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...

, the application of control theory for regulation of processes without direct intervention *

Control character In computing and telecommunication, a control Character (computing), character or non-printing character (NPC) is a code point (a number) in a character encoding, character set, that does not represent a written symbol. They are used as in-band ...

, or non-printing character, in a character set; does not represent a written symbol, but is used to control the interpretation or display of text **

Unicode control characters Many Unicode characters are used to control the interpretation or display of text, but these characters themselves have no visual or spatial representation. For example, the null character ( ) is used in C-programming application environments ...

, characters with no visual or spatial representation *

Control engineering Control engineering or control systems engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments. The discipline of controls o ...

, a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems *

Control system A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large industrial c ...

, the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment *

Control theory Control theory is a field of mathematics that deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the application of system inputs to drive the system to a ...

, the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time *

Control flow In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated. The emphasis on explicit control flow distinguishes an ''imper ...

, means of specifying the sequence of operations in computer programs * Control variables in programming, which regulate the flow of control *

Control key In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation (for example, ); similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by itself. ...

, on a computer keyboard *

GUI widget A graphical widget (also graphical control element or control) in a graphical user interface is an element of interaction, such as a button or a scroll bar. Controls are software components that a computer user interacts with through direct ...

(control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface *

Input device In computing, an input device is a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or information appliance. Examples of input devices include keyboards, mouse, scanners, cameras ...

(control), a physical user interface to a computer system

Society, psychology and sociology

Control (psychology) In psychology, control is a person's ability or perception of their ability to affect themselves, others, their conditions, their environment or some other circumstance. Control over oneself or others can extend to the regulation of emotions, t ...

Locus of control Locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they, as opposed to external forces (beyond their influence), have control over the outcome of events in their lives. The concept was developed by Julian Rotter, Julian B. Rotter in 1954 ...

, an extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them *

Self-control Self-control, an aspect of inhibitory control, is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. As an executive function, it is a cognitive process that is necessary for regulating one's b ...

, the ability to control one's emotions and desires *

Power (social and political) In social science and politics, power is the social production of an effect that determines the capacities, actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors. Power does not exclusively refer to the threat or use of force ( coercion) by one actor agains ...

, the ability to control others * Social control, mechanisms that regulate social behavior *

Abusive power and control Abusive power and control (also controlling behavior and coercive control) is behavior used by an abusive person to gain and/or maintain control over another person. Abusers are commonly motivated by devaluation, personal gain, personal gratifi ...

Control freak The colloquialism control freak usually describes a person with an obsession with getting things done a certain way. A control freak can become distressed when someone causes a deviation in the way they prefer to do things. Control freak can als ...

, a person who attempts to dictate *

Mind control Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and forced re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques. Brainwashin ...

, the use of manipulative methods to persuade others *

Civilian control of the military Civilian control of the military is a doctrine in military and political science that places ultimate responsibility for a country's strategic decision-making in the hands of the civilian political leadership, rather than professional militar ...

Other basic uses

Control point (orienteering) A control point (CP, also control and checkpoint) is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. It is located in the competition area; marked both on an orienteering map and in the terrain, ...

, a marked waypoint in orienteering and related sports *

Control (linguistics) In linguistics, control is a construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by some expression in context. Stereotypical instances of control involve verbs. A superordinate verb "controls" the arguments of a subordi ...

, a relation between elements of two clauses

Geography

Control, Alberta The County of Newell is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2, its municipal office is located south of the City of Brooks. History It was incorporated as the ''County of Newell No. 4'' on Janu ...

Books

* ''Control'' (novel), a 1982 novel by William Goldman *

Control (fictional character) __NOTOC__ Control is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Control is an intelligence officer who acts as the head of "The Circus" (Cambridge Circus, London), the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a character in the novels '' T ...

, in the 1974 British spy novel ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy''

Film and TV

Films

* ''Control'' (1987 film) or , a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster * ''Control'' (2004 film), starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez * ''Control'' (2007 film), a film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn * ''Control'' (2013 film), a Chinese–Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi * '' Kontroll'', a 2003 Hungarian film, released as ''Control'' internationally * ''Control'', a UK comedy short by

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on Daredevil (Marvel Comics ser ...

TV

* Control (''House''), a 2005 episode of the television series ''House'' * ''Control'', a Spanish-language series aired on

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

* Control, a recurring character in the sketch programme ''

A Bit of Fry & Laurie ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and t ...

'' * Control, a character on the science fiction crime drama

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

* '' - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control'', or '' - Control'', a 2011 anime * ''Ctrl'' (web series), an American comedy web series * CONTROL (''Get Smart''), a fictional counter-espionage agency

Games

Control Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization * Controllin ...

and control-bid, features of the game contract bridge * ''Control'' (video game), a 2019 video game by Remedy Entertainment

Music

* Control (''Starlight Express''), a character from the rock musical

Albums

* ''Control'' (GoodBooks album), 2007 * ''Control'' (Janet Jackson album), 1986 * ''Control'' (Pedro the Lion album), 2002 * ''Control'', a 2011 album by Abandon * ''Control'', a 2014 album by The Brew * ''Control'', a 1981 album by

Conrad Schnitzler Conrad "Conny" Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangeri ...

* ''Control'', a 2013 EP by

Disclosure Disclosure may refer to: Arts and media *Disclosure (The Gathering album), ''Disclosure'' (The Gathering album), 2012 *Disclosure (band), a UK-based garage/electronic duo *Disclosure (novel), ''Disclosure'' (novel), 1994 novel written by Michael ...

* ''Control'', a 1994 album by

Hellnation Hellnation was an hardcore punk band from Covington, Kentucky. The band was active from 1988 to 2010. The band's sound has been described as thrashcore, powerviolence and grindcore. Hellnation's style was composed of quick guitar riffs, large amo ...

* ''Control'', a 2012 EP by

The Indecent The Indecent were an American-Canadian alternative rock band band based in New York City, featuring triplets Emily, Madeline, and Bo Brout, along with Windsor, Ontario, Canada-based Nicholas Burrows The band emerged from the local music scene, ...

* ''Control'', a 1971 album by John St Field * ''Control'', a 2012 album by

Uppermost Behdad Nejatbakhshe, better known by his stage name Uppermost, is a French electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Paris, France. Career Uppermost started producing music using FL Studio at the age of 17. His music has bee ...

* ''Control'', a 2003 album by

Where Fear and Weapons Meet Where Fear and Weapons Meet was a hardcore punk band from South Florida. The group's first EP appeared in 1998; they followed it with a full-length in 1999, both on Revelation Records, and won nationwide exposure. They then released a split with ...

* ''Ctrl'' (SZA album), 2017

Songs

* "Control" (Big Sean song), 2013 * "Control" (Garbage song), 2012 * "Control" (Janet Jackson song), 1986 * "Control" (Kid Sister song), 2007 * "Control" (Matrix & Futurebound song), 2013 * "Control" (Metro Station song), 2007 * "Control" (Mutemath song), 2004 * "Control" (Poe song), 1998 * "Control" (Puddle of Mudd song), 2001 * "Control" (Traci Lords song), 1994 * "Control" (Zoe Wees song), 2020 * "Control", by Basement from ''

Colourmeinkindness ''Colourmeinkindness'' is the second studio album by English rock band Basement. Background Basement formed in Ipswich in 2010, signing to independent label Run for Cover in August of that year. The band released their debut album, ''I Wish I Cou ...

'', 2012 * "Control", by the Black Dahlia Murder from '' Everblack'', 2013 * "Control", by Delta Goodrem from '' Child of the Universe'', 2012 * "Control", by Disclosure from ''

The Face The face is a part of the body, the front of the head. Face may also refer to: Film * ''The Magician'' (1958 film) or ''The Face'' * ''The Face'' (1996 film), an American television film * ''Face'' (1997 film), a British crime drama by Antonia ...

'', 2012 * "Control", by

División Minúscula División Minúscula (Spanish for "Minuscule Division") is a Mexican rock band from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. History The four members of División Minúscula, Javier Blake (singer-guitarist), Ricci Pérez (guitarist), Kiko Blake (drummer) and Alej ...

, 2008 * "Control", by Doja Cat from ''

Purrr! ''Purrr!'' is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer and rapper Doja Cat. It was released independently on August 5, 2014 by MAU Records and distributed by Kemosabe and RCA Records. Many of the songs were recorded by Doja Cat in a DIY-s ...

'', 2014 * "Control", by Earshot from ''

Two 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

'', 2004 * "Control", by Feder, 2018 * "Control", by Halsey from ''

Badlands Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded."Badlands" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 47. They are characterized by steep slopes, m ...

'', 2015 * "Control", by London Grammar from ''

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing ''Truth Is a Beautiful Thing'' is the second studio album by English indie pop band London Grammar. It was released on 9 June 2017 by the trio's imprint Metal & Dust and Ministry of Sound. Singles " Rooting for You" was released as the album's ...

'', 2017 * "Control", by Poe from ''

Haunted Haunted or The Haunted may refer to: Books * ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004 * ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...

'', 2000 * "Control", by Stabbing Westward from ''

Ungod ''Ungod'' is the debut album by American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The album was recorded in six weeks in Chiswick, England in 1993, and released by Columbia Records on February 15, 1994. With adequate album sales and touring with ...

'', 1994 * "Control", by Wisin from ''

El Regreso del Sobreviviente ''El Regreso del Sobreviviente'' (English: ''The Return of the Survivor'') is the second studio album (first one in 10 years as a solo artist), by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Wisin. It is the sequel to his first studio album El Sobreviviente. It ...

'', 2014 * "Control (Somehow You Want Me)", by Tenth Avenue North from '' Followers'', 2016