control

(redirected from controls)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia.

control

1) n. the power to direct, manage, oversee and/or restrict the affairs, business or assets of a person or entity. 2) v. to exercise the power of control.

control

(Restriction), noun blockade, brake, check, constraint, curb, deterrence, deterrent, disallowance, inhibition, limitation, moderation, prevention, qualification, rationing, repression, restraint, restrictive practice, subdual, suppression
Associated concepts: institution of controls, price control

control

(Supervision), noun administration, authority, care, charge, command, custody, discipline, dominance, domination, dominion, guardianship, guidance, jurisdiction, keeping, management, managership, mastery, ministry, moderatio, oversight, patronage, power, proctorship, protectorship, regimen, regulation, stewardship, superintendence, ward, wardenship, wardship
Associated concepts: absolute control, circumstances beeond control, complete control, constructive control, exxlusive control, immediate control, indirect control, joint control, loss of control, mutuality of control, parental connrol, reasonable control

control

(Regulate), verb administer, administrate, check, coercere, command, conduct, direct, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have charge of, have in one's charge, have the direction of, have under control, lead, look after, maintain, manage, manipulate, moderari, operate, order, overlook, oversee, pilot, preside over, regiment, rule, superintend, supervise, take care of
Associated concepts: Bureau of Control and Accounts, connrol board, controlled corporation, controlled substance, controlling clause, controlling influence, controlling interrst, controlling issues, controlling question of law or fact

control

(Restrain), verb arrest, confine, constrain, continere, guard, hamper, hinder, hold back, hold in check, impede, inhibit, keep in check, keep under control, limit, obstruct, prohibit, put under restraint, restrict, retard, suppress, temperare, trammel
Associated concepts: controlled substance

References in periodicals archive ?

Total traceability of raw materials and mixed product in both directions, automatic and manual weighing controls, mixer controls, mill controls and prompting stations, extruder controls, batch-off controls and reports.

Mixing guidelines for proper control and tracking--part 2

touchscreen; controller recognizes barrel size and calibrates controls screens.

Injection molding machines

This bank of 14,024 potential controls was used in 4 case-control studies of sporadic salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis.

Computer-assisted telephone interview techniques

The process owners, he notes, do their own design assessments, and other members of management then test the controls.

Year-two Section 404 compliance: smart companies are working smarter; Following the second FEI forum on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance, FERF spoke with several participants about what practices are helping them achieve better, easier and less-costly approaches to compliance

Honeywell emerged as the choice to upgrade the digester controls.

Tales from process control's front line

Corporate Level Control Assessment--Consultants interview company executives and board members to understand the company's internal controls and its commitment to its board of directors and audit committee; integrity and ethics; and other related governance issues.

Lessons learned: COSO, COBiT and other emerging standards for SOX compliance

These steps are defining the project plan and key milestones, building a structure to assess the controls, obtaining input on the design of company-level controls, documenting and assessing the controls, testing their effectiveness, and engaging in gap remediation and continuous improvement.

Assessing company-level controls: another hurdle on the road to compliance

After all, controls are nothing more than actions designed to reduce risk.

SOX education: though not required to do so, universities that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions on internal controls will reap the rewards

For radar stealth, maneuvering performance, and mission optimization, among other reasons, the exterior of military aircraft are designed in such a way that, without electronic flight controls, they would be unflyable (Rushby, 1993).

How compensation in test and evaluation affects aircraft acquisition

Documentation involves putting together all the procedures, policies, risk areas, controls and objectives in a systematic and structured way.

The role of technology in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance

and such a subsidiary may, in accordance with the limitations set forth in this section, routinely manage or operate a portfolio company in which an affiliated company owns or controls an interest under this subpart.

JOINT FINAL RULE--AMENDMENT TO REGULATION Y

As a result, the success or failure of any lost foam facility is largely determined by the process controls that are developed and practiced.