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.
Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct.
A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault.
A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
To warrant; to guarantee.