The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
An order to do something.
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
A command performance.
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
To hold, to control the use of.
To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
Influence or authority over something.
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).
A control group or control experiment.
A checkpoint along an audax route.
A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
Any 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.
(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
to hold in check, to curb, to restrain
To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.