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'''Control''' may refer to:
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==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 variable|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 variable (programming)|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
* [[Brainwashing|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

==Geography==
* [[Control, Alberta]]

==Media==

===Books===
* [[Control (novel)|''Control'' (novel)]], a 1982 novel by William Goldman
* [[Control (fictional character)]], in the 1974 British spy novel ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy''

===Film and TV===
====Films====
* [[Control (1987 film)|''Control'' (1987 film)]] or {{lang|it|Il Giorno prima}}, a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster
* [[Control (2004 film)|''Control'' (2004 film)]], starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez
* [[Control (2007 film)|''Control'' (2007 film)]], a film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, directed by Anton Corbijn
* [[Control (2013 film)|''Control'' (2013 film)]], a Chinese–Hong Kong film written and directed by Kenneth Bi
* [[Control (2023 film)|''Control'' (2023 film)]], a British film directed by Gene Fallaize and featuring the voice of Kevin Spacey
* [[Control (upcoming film)|''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 (screenwriter)|Frank Miller]]

====TV====
* [[Control (House)|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 and Tony|A Bit of Fry & Laurie]]''
* Control, a character on the science fiction crime drama [[Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)|Person of Interest]]
* ''[[C (anime)|[C] - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control]]'', or ''[C] - Control'', a 2011 anime
* [[Ctrl (web series)|''Ctrl'' (web series)]], an American comedy web series
* [[CONTROL (Get Smart)|CONTROL (''Get Smart'')]], a fictional counter-espionage agency

===Games===
* [[Glossary of contract bridge terms#control|Control]] and [[Glossary of contract bridge terms#control-bid|control-bid]], features of the game contract bridge
* [[Control (video game)|''Control'' (video game)]], a 2019 video game by Remedy Entertainment

===Music===
* [[Kontrol]] - a Bulgarian punk band
* [[Control (Starlight Express)|Control (''Starlight Express'')]], a character from the rock musical

====Albums====
* [[Control (GoodBooks album)|''Control'' (GoodBooks album)]], 2007
* [[Control (Janet Jackson album)|''Control'' (Janet Jackson album)]], 1986
* [[Control (Pedro the Lion album)|''Control'' (Pedro the Lion album)]], 2002
* ''Control'', a 2011 album by [[Abandon (band)|Abandon]]
* ''Control'', a 2014 album by [[The Brew (band)|The Brew]]
* ''Control'', a 1981 album by [[Conrad Schnitzler]]
* ''Control'', a 2013 EP by [[Disclosure (band)|Disclosure]]
* ''Control'', a 1994 album by [[Hellnation]]
* ''Control'', a 2012 EP by [[The Indecent]]
* ''Control'', a 1971 album by [[Jackie Leven|John St Field]]
* ''Control'', a 2012 album by [[Uppermost]]
* ''Control'', a 2003 album by [[Where Fear and Weapons Meet]]
* [[Ctrl (SZA album)|''Ctrl'' (SZA album)]], 2017

====Songs====
* [[Control (Big Sean song)|"Control" (Big Sean song)]], 2013
* [[Control (Garbage song)|"Control" (Garbage song)]], 2012
* [[Control (Janet Jackson song)|"Control" (Janet Jackson song)]], 1986
* [[Control (Kid Sister song)|"Control" (Kid Sister song)]], 2007
* [[Control (Matrix & Futurebound song)|"Control" (Matrix & Futurebound song)]], 2013
* [[Control (Metro Station song)|"Control" (Metro Station song)]], 2007
* [[Control (Mutemath song)|"Control" (Mutemath song)]], 2004
* [[Control (Poe song)|"Control" (Poe song)]], 1998
* [[Control (Puddle of Mudd song)|"Control" (Puddle of Mudd song)]], 2001
* [[Control (Traci Lords song)|"Control" (Traci Lords song)]], 1994
* [[Control (Zoe Wees song)|"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 (album)|Amyl and the Sniffers]]'', 2019
* "Control", by Basement from ''[[Colourmeinkindness]]'', 2012
* "Control", by the Black Dahlia Murder from ''[[Everblack (The Black Dahlia Murder album)|Everblack]]'', 2013
* "Control", by Delta Goodrem from ''[[Child of the Universe (album)|Child of the Universe]]'', 2012
* "Control", by Disclosure from ''[[The Face (EP)|The Face]]'', 2012
* "Control", by [[División Minúscula]], 2008
* "Control", by Doja Cat from ''[[Purrr!]]'', 2014
* "Control", by Earshot from ''[[Two (Earshot album)|Two]]'', 2004
* "Control", by [[Feder (DJ)|Feder]], 2018
* "Control", by [[Ghost9]] from ''Now: Who We Are Facing,'' 2021
* "Control", by Halsey from ''[[Badlands (Halsey album)|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 (Poe album)|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 (album)|Followers]]'', 2016

==See also==
* [[Action (disambiguation)]]
* [[Control point (disambiguation)]]
* [[Control unit (disambiguation)]]
* [[Controller (disambiguation)]]
* [[Damage control (disambiguation)]]
* [[Uncontrolled (disambiguation)]]
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