plural of control surface

Any mechanical (or other) system used to keep one or more variable parameters constant, or within specified bounds.

plural of control mechanism

(linguistics) A control verb whose shared object is not the subject.

(linguistics) A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.

(linguistics, of a control verb) whose shared object is its subject.

The practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons. / In technology, permitting or denying the use of a particular resource.

plural of control verb

Alternative form of self-control

(informal) A person who is excessively controlling and domineering. / (informal) A tyrant or manipulator.