A subset of English with restricted syntax and semantics described by a small set of formal rules, suitable for knowledge representation and specification or as a query language.

A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed. / A state of being where tasks are completed easily and routinely.

(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away. / (uncountable) A means of operating a device from a distance.

Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception. / Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).

To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.

(law) The authority that a higher court has to issue an order specifically ordering a lower court to perform (or stop performing) a certain action

The ability to control one's desires and impulses; willpower.

To control oneself or itself.

The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings. / A room serving as the centre of monitoring a building, controlling an operation etc.

A mechanism in a system that monitors performance inputs rather than outputs, and reacts so as to maintain a specified state, thus preventing or minimising problems before they occur.