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Management and finance

• Control (management)
  Control (management)
  
  Control is one of the managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing and directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized and stated goals of the organization are achieved in desired manner....
  : an element of management
• as an element of management accounting
  Management accounting
  
  Differences between managerial accounting and financial accountingManagement accounting is concerned with the provisions and use of accounting information to managers within organizations, to provide them with the basis to make informed business decisions that will allow them to be better equipped in their management and control functi...
  
• Internal control
  Internal control
  
  In accounting and organizational theory, Internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization's structure, work and authority flows, people and management information systems, designed to help the organization accomplish specific goals or objectives....
  : a process implemented in an organization to help in achieving specific goals
• Comptroller
  Comptroller
  
  A comptroller or controller is a person who supervises accounting and financial reporting within an organization. A controller is an accountant in a business who oversees accounting and the implementation and monitoring of internal controls....
   (or controller): a senior financial officer in an organization.

Science and technology

• Biological pest control
  Biological pest control
  
  Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of pest control that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms....
  , a natural method of controlling pests such as insects, weeds, and plant diseases
• Control engineering
  Control engineering
  
  Control engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors. The engineering activities focus on the mathematical modeling of systems of a diverse nature....
  , a discipline of modeling and controlling of systems
• Control system
  Control system
  
  A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems.There are two common classes of control systems, with many variations and combinations: logic gate, and feedback or linear controls....
  , the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment
• Widget (computing)
  Widget (computing)
  
  In computer programming, a widget is an element of a graphical user interface that displays an information arrangement changeable by the user, such as a window or a text box....
   (control or widget), a component of a graphical user interface
• Scientific control
  Scientific control
  
  Scientific controls are a vital part of the scientific method, since they can eliminate or minimise unintended influences such as researcher bias, environmental changes and biological variation....
   to isolate variables in experiments
• Control network
  Control network
  
  A control network or simply Control, is a set of reference-points of known geospatial coordinates. The higher-order control points are normally defined in both space and time using global or space techniques, and are used for "lower-order" points to be tied into....
  , a set of reference-points of known geospatial coordinates
• Control theory
  Control theory
  
  Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference....
  , the mathematical theory about controlling dynamical systems over time
• Control key
  Control key
  
  In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, will perform a special operation ; similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by itself....
  , on a computer keyboard
• Argument control
  Argument control
  
  In linguistics, argument control refers to grammatical principles that allow the semantic identity of a verb's argument to be determined even though this argument is not realized phonologically within the syntactic projection of the verb....
  , in linguistics
• Controlling for a variable
  Controlling for a variable
  
  Controlling for a variable is the act of deliberately varying the experimental conditions in order to take a single variable into account in the prediction of the outcome variable....
  , in statistics
• Control freak
  Control freak
  
  In psychology-related slang, control freak is a derogatory term for a person who attempts to dictate how everything around them is done. It can also refer to someone with a limited number of things that they want done a specific way; professor of clinical psychology Les Parrott wrote that "Control Freaks are people who care more than you do a...
  , in folk psychology
• Control, a brand name for the drug lorazepam
  Lorazepam
  
  Lorazepam, initially marketed under the brand names Ativan and Temesta, is a benzodiazepine drug with short to medium duration of action....
  
• Control (orienteering)
  Control point (orienteering)
  
  A control point is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. It is located in the competition area; marked both on an orienteering map and in the terrain; and described on a control description sheet....
  

Popular culture

Film and television

• Control (1920 film), a UK comedy short by Frank Miller
  Frank Miller (1891-1950)
  
  Frank Miller was a prolific scriptwriter, film director, and actor from London, England, United Kingdom....
  
• Control (2004 film)
  Control (2004 film)
  
  Control is a 2004 in film direct-to-video movie....
  , a direct-to-video movie
• Control (2005 film)
  Control (2005 film)
  
  Control was an Australian short film written and directed by Jon Cohen .External links...
  , an Australian short film
• Control (2007 film), a movie about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn
• Control (TV series), a 1994 magazine show aimed at Latin and Spanish-speaking youths
• Control or , a 1987 made-for-TV movie starring Burt Lancaster
  Burt Lancaster
  
  Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an United States film actor and star, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image....
  
• Control (character), the fictional head of the Circus in the John Le Carré novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
• CONTROL
  Control
  
  Control is used in a variety of contexts to express "mastery" or "proficiency": e.g. "Music students attending a master class are expected to have full control of basic skills such as rhythm and pitch" and more generally an ability to purposefully direct change....
  , a fictional secret U.S. government spy agency in the television series Get Smart
  Get Smart
  
  Get Smart is an United States comedy television series that Satire the Spy fiction genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, and Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 of CONTROL, a secret U.S....
   and movies based on it.
• "Control" (House episode), an episode of the American TV series House
• Kontroll
  Kontroll
  
  Kontroll is a Hungary Comedy film-Thriller released to theatres in 2003 in film. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is a darkly comic thriller set on the Budapest Metro....
  , a 2003 Hungarian movie (released as Control internationally)

Music

• Control (GoodBooks album)
  Control (GoodBooks album)
  
  Control is the debut album by indie rock band GoodBooks. It was released on July 30, 2007 on CD, LP album and as a digital download. The end of the song "Start/Stop" has an instrumental at the end of it....
   a 2007 album by GoodBooks
• Control (Janet Jackson album)
  Control (Janet Jackson album)
  
  Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on March 4, 1986 by A&M Records. The album was produced by first-time collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, as well as Jackson's newly hired manager and A&M executive, John McClain....
  , a 1986 album by Janet Jackson
• "Control" (Janet Jackson song)
  Control (Janet Jackson song)
  
  "Control" is the fourth single from Janet Jackson's third album Control . The song was written by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis....
  , a song from the above album
• "Control" (Metro Station song), a 2007 song by Metro Station
  Metro Station (band)
  
  Metro Station is an United States pop rock band, formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia Records....
  
• "Control" (Mute Math song)
  Control (Mute Math song)
  
  "Control" is the second radio single from Grammy Award nominated New Orleans electro-rock band Mute Math's Mute Math debut album. The single was to be released to radio on January 15, 2008....
   a 2004 song by Mute Math
• Control (Pedro the Lion album)
  Control (Pedro the Lion album)
  
  Control is the third full-length album by Pedro the Lion. It was released on April 16, 2002 on Jade Tree Records....
  , a 2002 album by Pedro the Lion
• "Control" (Puddle of Mudd song)
  Control (Puddle of Mudd song)
  
  "Control" is a song released by the post-grunge group Puddle of Mudd. Released in July 2001 , "Control" is about vanity, and was written by Wes Scantlin and co-written by Brad Stewart formerly of Shinedown....
  , a 2001 song by Puddle of Mudd
• "Control (Droogie song)", a 2008 song by Droogie
• "She's Lost Control
  She's Lost Control
  
  "She's Lost Control" is a song by British post-punk band Joy Division. It first was introduced in a concert in June 1978. Two separate single recordings have been released: a guitar-dominated version appearing on the band's 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures, and a heavier and more electronic version first released in 1980 on a Atmosphere...
  ", a 1979 song by Joy Division

See also

• Action (disambiguation)
• Control point (disambiguation)
• Controller (disambiguation)