A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
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).
Influence or authority over something.
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 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.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
Coverage.
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
The state of being safe.
An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.