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{{wiktionary|-controlled|control|controlled|controlling}} {{wikiquote}} '''Control''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==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 * [[Controlling interest]], a percentage of voting stock shares sufficient to prevent opposition * [[Foreign exchange controls]], regulations on trade * [[Internal control]], a process to help achieve specific goals typically related to managing risk ===Mathematics and science=== * [[Control (optimal control theory)]], a variable for steering a controllable system of state variables toward a desired goal * [[Controlling for a variable]] in statistics * [[Scientific control]], an experiment in which "confounding variables" are minimised to reduce error * [[Control variable|Control variables]], variables which are kept constant during an experiment * [[Biological pest control]], a natural method of controlling pests * [[Control network]] in geodesy and surveying, a set of reference points of known geospatial coordinates * [[Control room]], a room where a physical facility can be monitored * [[Process control]] in continuous production processes * [[Security controls]], safeguards against security risks ===Medicine=== * Control, according to the [[ICD-10-PCS]], in the Medical and Surgical Section (0), is the root operation (# 3) that means stopping, or attempting to stop, post-procedural bleeding ** [[Chlordiazepoxide]], also sold under the trade name ''Control'' ** [[Lorazepam]], sold under the trade name ''Control'' ===Systems engineering, computing and technology=== * [[Automatic control]], the application of control theory for regulation of processes without direct intervention * [[Control character]], 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]], characters with no visual or spatial representation * [[Control engineering]], a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems * [[Control system]], the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment * [[Control theory]], the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time * [[Control flow]], means of specifying the sequence of operations in computer programs * [[Control variable (programming)|Control variables]] in programming, which regulate the flow of control * [[Control key]], on a computer keyboard * [[GUI widget]] (control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface * [[Input device]] (control), a physical user interface to a computer system ===Society, psychology and sociology=== * [[Control (psychology)]] * [[Control freak]], a person who attempts to dictate * [[Controlling behavior in relationships]] (also called coercive control) * [[Locus of control]], an extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them * [[Brainwashing|Mind control]], the use of manipulative methods to persuade others (brainwashing) * [[Power (social and political)]], the ability to control others * [[Self-control]], the ability to control one's emotions and desires * [[Social control]], mechanisms that regulate social behavior * [[Civilian control of the military]] ===Other basic uses=== * [[Control point (orienteering)]], a marked waypoint in orienteering and related sports * [[Control (linguistics)]], a relation between elements of two clauses ==Geography== * [[Control, Alberta]] ==Media== ===Books=== * [[Control (novel)|''Control'' (novel)]], a 1982 novel by William Goldman * [[Control (fictional character)]], in the 1974 British spy novel ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' ===Film and TV=== ====Films==== * [[Control (1987 film)|''Control'' (1987 film)]] or {{lang|it|Il Giorno prima}}, a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster * [[Control (2004 film)|''Control'' (2004 film)]], starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez * [[Control (2007 film)|''Control'' (2007 film)]], a film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn * [[Control (2013 film)|''Control'' (2013 film)]], a Chinese–Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi * [[Control (2023 film)|''Control'' (2023 film)]], a British film directed by Gene Fallaize and featuring the voice of Kevin Spacey * [[Control (upcoming film)|''Control'' (upcoming film)]], directed by Robert Schwentke and starring James McAvoy * ''[[Kontroll]]'', a 2003 Hungarian film, released as ''Control'' internationally * ''Control'', a UK comedy short by [[Frank Miller (screenwriter)|Frank Miller]] ====TV==== * [[Control (House)|Control (''House'')]], a 2005 episode of the television series ''House'' * ''Control'', a Spanish-language series aired on [[Univision]] * Control, a recurring character in the sketch programme ''[[A Bit of Fry & Laurie#Control and Tony|A Bit of Fry & Laurie]]'' * Control, a character on the science fiction crime drama [[Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)|Person of Interest]] * ''[[C (anime)|[C] - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control]]'', or ''[C] - Control'', a 2011 anime * [[Ctrl (web series)|''Ctrl'' (web series)]], an American comedy web series * [[CONTROL (Get Smart)|CONTROL (''Get Smart'')]], a fictional counter-espionage agency ===Games=== * [[Glossary of contract bridge terms#control|Control]] and [[Glossary of contract bridge terms#control-bid|control-bid]], features of the game contract bridge * [[Control (video game)|''Control'' (video game)]], a 2019 video game by Remedy Entertainment ===Music=== * [[Kontrol]] - a Bulgarian punk band * [[Control (Starlight Express)|Control (''Starlight Express'')]], a character from the rock musical ====Albums==== * [[Control (GoodBooks album)|''Control'' (GoodBooks album)]], 2007 * [[Control (Janet Jackson album)|''Control'' (Janet Jackson album)]], 1986 * [[Control (Pedro the Lion album)|''Control'' (Pedro the Lion album)]], 2002 * ''Control'', a 2011 album by [[Abandon (band)|Abandon]] * ''Control'', a 2014 album by [[The Brew (band)|The Brew]] * ''Control'', a 1981 album by [[Conrad Schnitzler]] * ''Control'', a 2013 EP by [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]] * ''Control'', a 1994 album by [[Hellnation]] * ''Control'', a 2012 EP by [[The Indecent]] * ''Control'', a 1971 album by [[Jackie Leven|John St Field]] * ''Control'', a 2012 album by [[Uppermost]] * ''Control'', a 2003 album by [[Where Fear and Weapons Meet]] * [[Ctrl (SZA album)|''Ctrl'' (SZA album)]], 2017 ====Songs==== * [[Control (Big Sean song)|"Control" (Big Sean song)]], 2013 * [[Control (Garbage song)|"Control" (Garbage song)]], 2012 * [[Control (Janet Jackson song)|"Control" (Janet Jackson song)]], 1986 * [[Control (Kid Sister song)|"Control" (Kid Sister song)]], 2007 * [[Control (Matrix & Futurebound song)|"Control" (Matrix & Futurebound song)]], 2013 * [[Control (Metro Station song)|"Control" (Metro Station song)]], 2007 * [[Control (Mutemath song)|"Control" (Mutemath song)]], 2004 * [[Control (Poe song)|"Control" (Poe song)]], 1998 * [[Control (Puddle of Mudd song)|"Control" (Puddle of Mudd song)]], 2001 * [[Control (Traci Lords song)|"Control" (Traci Lords song)]], 1994 * [[Control (Zoe Wees song)|"Control" (Zoe Wees song)]], 2020 * "Control", by Ayra Starr from ''[[The Year I Turned 21]]'', 2024 * "Control", by Amyl and the Sniffers from ''[[Amyl and the Sniffers (album)|Amyl and the Sniffers]]'', 2019 * "Control", by Basement from ''[[Colourmeinkindness]]'', 2012 * "Control", by the Black Dahlia Murder from ''[[Everblack (The Black Dahlia Murder album)|Everblack]]'', 2013 * "Control", by Delta Goodrem from ''[[Child of the Universe (album)|Child of the Universe]]'', 2012 * "Control", by Disclosure from ''[[The Face (EP)|The Face]]'', 2012 * "Control", by [[División Minúscula]], 2008 * "Control", by Doja Cat from ''[[Purrr!]]'', 2014 * "Control", by Earshot from ''[[Two (Earshot album)|Two]]'', 2004 * "Control", by [[Feder (DJ)|Feder]], 2018 * "Control", by [[Ghost9]] from ''Now: Who We Are Facing,'' 2021 * "Control", by Halsey from ''[[Badlands (Halsey album)|Badlands]]'', 2015 * "Control", by London Grammar from ''[[Truth Is a Beautiful Thing]]'', 2017 * "Control", by Playboi Carti from ''[[Whole Lotta Red]]'', 2020 * "Control", by Poe from ''[[Haunted (Poe album)|Haunted]]'', 2000 * "Control", by Stabbing Westward from ''[[Ungod]]'', 1994 * "Control", by Wisin from ''[[El Regreso del Sobreviviente]]'', 2014 * "Control (Somehow You Want Me)", by Tenth Avenue North from ''[[Followers (album)|Followers]]'', 2016 ==See also== * [[Action (disambiguation)]] * [[Control point (disambiguation)]] * [[Control unit (disambiguation)]] * [[Controller (disambiguation)]] * [[Damage control (disambiguation)]] * [[Uncontrolled (disambiguation)]] * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} {{disambiguation}}
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