Control may refer to:

Basic meanings

Economics and business

Control (management) Control is a function of management that helps identify errors and take corrective actions. This is done to minimize deviation from standards and ensure that the stated goals of the organization are achieved effectively. According to modern con ...

, an element of management * Control, an element of

management accounting In management accounting or managerial accounting, managers use accounting information in decision-making and to assist in the management and performance of their control functions. Definition One simple definition of management accounting is th ...

Comptroller A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...

(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 A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large industrial ...

, the ability to control some mechanical or chemical equipment *

Control theory Control theory is a field of control engineering and applied mathematics that deals with the control system, control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the applic ...

, 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 Self-control is an aspect of inhibitory control, one of the core executive functions. Executive functions are cognitive processes that are necessary for regulating one's behavior in order to achieve specific goals. Defined more independen ...

, 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), 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) or , a 1987 made-for-television film starring Burt Lancaster * ''Control'' (2004 film), starring Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Rodriguez * ''Control'' (2007 film), a 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 ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series ...

'' * Control, a character on the science fiction crime drama Person of Interest * '' - The Money of Soul And Possibility Control'', or '' - 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), a 2019 video game by Remedy Entertainment

Music

* Kontrol - a Bulgarian punk band * Control (''Starlight Express''), a character from the rock musical

Albums

* ''Control'' (GoodBooks album), 2007 * ''Control'' (Janet Jackson album), 1986 * ''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" (Poe song), 1998 * "Control" (Puddle of Mudd song), 2001 * "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