Synonyms for
controls
To exercise influence over
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No Synonyms Found for Controls

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All Definitions for Controls

Below are all the dictionary definitions of controls:

1To exercise influence over
2To suggest or dictate the behavior of.
3To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
4An influence or authority over something.
5Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
6The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
7A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities
8A safeguard or countermeasure.
9A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
10An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
11(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
12A control group or control experiment.
13A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
14Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
15A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
16A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
17A checkpoint along an audax route.
18To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
19To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.

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What are synonyms for controls?

Common synonyms for controls. These words share similar meanings and can often be used interchangeably depending on context.

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About synonyms for controls

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