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Word: control (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities, synonymous with safeguard and counter-measure.
  • A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or nonexistence.
  • GUI An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
  • Influence or authority over.
  • restraint or ability to contain one's emotions, or self-control.
  • The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

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Verb:

  • To exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

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