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41control theory — Field of applied mathematics relevant to the control of certain physical processes and systems. It became a field in its own right in the late 1950s and early 60s. After World War II, problems arising in engineering and economics were recognized… …
42Control table — This simple control table directs program flow according to the value of the single input variable. Each table entry holds a possible input value to be tested for equality (implied) and a relevant subroutine to perform in the action column. The… …
43Control — 50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. control con‧trol 1 [kənˈtrəʊl ǁ ˈtroʊl] noun 1. [countable] an action taken to make sure that something does not increase too much: • Devaluations were… …
44control — 50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary 1. For legal purposes, usually owning in excess of 50% of the voting rights of a company or having the right to appoint directors on the company s board with a majority of …
45control — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 power over sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ effective, proper (esp. BrE) ▪ close …
46Control Data Corporation — (CDC) was a supercomputer firm. For most of the 1960s, it built the fastest computers in the world by far, only losing that crown in the 1970s after Seymour Cray left the company to found Cray Research, Inc. (CRI). CDC was one of the nine major… …
47Control tower — The 109 meter tall control tower of Vienna International Airport, Austria. Inside the control tower at Misawa Air Base, Japan …
48Building Regulations 2000 — See also Building regulations in the United Kingdom The Building Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2531) are regulations imposed on the England and Wales Construction industry by Statutory Instrument.The regulations were signed by Nick Raynsford,… …
49Control of the National Grid — The National Grid is the high voltage electric power transmission network in Great Britain, connecting power stations and major substations, and has a synchronized organization such that electricity generated anywhere in Great Britain can be used …
50control — n. & v. n. 1 the power of directing, command (under the control of). 2 the power of restraining, esp. self restraint. 3 a means of restraint; a check. 4 (usu. in pl.) a means of regulating prices etc. 5 (usu. in pl.) switches and other devices by …
