The word control has a number of different meanings:

• Often control is directing influence.
• A Control experiment is an experiment where the variable that is being investigated is kept constant.
• Control theory is a topic in engineering.
• Social control
• Control (album) is a 1986 album by Janet Jackson.
• Control (Pedro the Lion album) is also a 2002 album by Pedro the Lion.
• Control (novel) is a 1982 novel by William Goldman
• CONTROL is a fictional secret U.S. Government spy agency in the television series Get Smart.
• A control or widget is a user interface component in a graphical user interface such as a text box or a button.