Control may refer to:
Basic meanings Economics and business Control (management), an element of management Control, an element of management accounting Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization Controlling interest, a percentage of voting stock shares sufficient to prevent opposition Foreign exchange controls, regulations on trade Internal control, a process to help achieve specific goals typically related to managing risk
Mathematics and science Control (optimal control theory), a variable for steering a controllable system of state variables toward a desired goal Controlling for a variable in statistics Scientific control, an experiment in which "confounding variables" are minimised to reduce error Control variables, variables which are kept constant during an experiment Biological pest control, a natural method of controlling pests Control network in geodesy and surveying, a set of reference points of known geospatial coordinates Control room, a room where a physical facility can be monitored Process control in continuous production processes Security controls, safeguards against security risks
Medicine Control, according to the ICD-10-PCS, in the Medical and Surgical Section (0), is the root operation (# 3) that means stopping, or attempting to stop, post-procedural bleeding Chlordiazepoxide, also sold under the trade name Control Lorazepam, sold under the trade name Control
Systems engineering, computing and technology Automatic control, the application of control theory for regulation of processes without direct intervention Control character, or non-printing character, in a character set; does not represent a written symbol, but is used to control the interpretation or display of text Unicode control characters, characters with no visual or spatial representation Control engineering, a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems Control system, the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment Control theory, the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time Control flow, means of specifying the sequence of operations in computer programs Control variables in programming, which regulate the flow of control Control key, on a computer keyboard GUI widget (control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface Input device (control), a physical user interface to a computer system
Society, psychology and sociology Control (psychology) Control freak, a person who attempts to dictate Controlling behavior in relationships (also called coercive control) Locus of control, an extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them Mind control, the use of manipulative methods to persuade others (brainwashing) Power (social and political), the ability to control others Self-control, the ability to control one's emotions and desires Social control, mechanisms that regulate social behavior Civilian control of the military
Other basic uses Control point (orienteering), a marked waypoint in orienteering and related sports Control (linguistics), a relation between elements of two clauses
Places Control, Alberta
Media
Books Control (novel), 1982, by William Goldman Control (fictional character), in the 1974 British spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Film and TV Films Control (1987 film) or , a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster Control (2004 film), starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez Control (2007 film), about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn Control (2013 film), a Chinese–Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi Control (2023 film), a British film directed by Gene Fallaize and featuring the voice of Kevin Spacey Control (upcoming film), directed by Robert Schwentke and starring James McAvoy Kontroll, a 2003 Hungarian film, released as Control internationally Control, a UK comedy short by Frank Miller
TV Control (House), a 2005 episode of the television series House Control, a Spanish-language series aired on Univision Control, a recurring character in the sketch programme A Bit of Fry & Laurie Control, a character on the science fiction crime drama Person of Interest [C] - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control, or [C] - Control, a 2011 anime Ctrl (web series), an American comedy web series CONTROL (Get Smart), a fictional counter-espionage agency
Games Control and control-bid, features of the game contract bridge Control (video game), 2019, by Remedy Entertainment
Music
Albums Control (GoodBooks album), 2007 Control (Janet Jackson album), 1986 Control (Kensington album), 2016 Control (Pedro the Lion album), 2002 Control, a 2011 album by Abandon Control, a 2014 album by The Brew Control, a 1981 album by Conrad Schnitzler Control, a 2013 EP by Disclosure Control, a 1994 album by Hellnation Control, a 2012 EP by The Indecent Control, a 1971 album by John St Field Control, a 2012 album by Uppermost Control, a 2003 album by Where Fear and Weapons Meet Ctrl (SZA album), 2017
Songs "Control" (Big Sean song), 2013 "Control" (Garbage song), 2012 "Control" (Janet Jackson song), 1986 "Control" (Kid Sister song), 2007 "Control" (Matrix & Futurebound song), 2013 "Control" (Metro Station song), 2007 "Control" (Mutemath song), 2004 "Control" (Puddle of Mudd song), 2001 "Control" (Tank song), 2025 "Control" (Traci Lords song), 1994 "Control" (Zoe Wees song), 2020 "Control", by Ayra Starr from The Year I Turned 21, 2024 "Control", by Amyl and the Sniffers from Amyl and the Sniffers, 2019 "Control", by Basement from Colourmeinkindness, 2012 "Control", by the Black Dahlia Murder from Everblack, 2013 "Control", by Delta Goodrem from Child of the Universe, 2012 "Control", by Disclosure from The Face, 2012 "Control", by División Minúscula, 2008 "Control", by Doja Cat from Purrr!, 2014 "Control", by Earshot from Two, 2004 "Control", by Feder, 2018 "Control", by Ghost9 from Now: Who We Are Facing, 2021 "Control", by Halsey from Badlands, 2015 "Control", by London Grammar from Truth Is a Beautiful Thing, 2017 "Control", by Playboi Carti from Whole Lotta Red, 2020 "Control", by Poe from Haunted, 2000 "Control", by Stabbing Westward from Ungod, 1994 "Control", by Wisin from El Regreso del Sobreviviente, 2014 "Control (Somehow You Want Me)", by Tenth Avenue North from Followers, 2016
Other uses in music Kontrol, a Bulgarian punk band Control (Starlight Express), a character from the rock musical
See also Action (disambiguation) Control point (disambiguation) Control unit (disambiguation) Controller (disambiguation) Damage control (disambiguation) Uncontrolled (disambiguation)