Control vs. Manipulation

Controlverb

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Controlverb

(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.

Controlnoun

Influence or authority over something.

Controlnoun

A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.

Controlnoun

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

Controlnoun

Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.

Controlnoun

A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.

Controlnoun

(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.

Controlnoun

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.

Controlnoun

(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.

Controlnoun

(climatology) Any 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.

Controlnoun

(linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.

Controlnoun

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

Controlnoun

That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint.

Controlnoun

Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.

Controlnoun

The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;

Controlnoun

Any of the physical factors determining the climate of any particular place, 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.

Controlnoun

in research, an object or subject used in an experimental procedure, which is treated identically to the primary subject of the experiment, except for the omission of the specific treatment or conditions whose effect is being investigated. If the control is a group of living organisms, as is common in medical research, it is called the control group.

Controlnoun

the part of an experimental procedure in which the controls{6} are subjected to the experimental conditions.

Controlnoun

the group of technical specialists exercising control by remote communications over a distant operation, such as a space flight; as, the American Mission Control for manned flights is located in Houston.

Controlverb

To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.

Controlverb

To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

Controlverb

to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control{7}.

Controlnoun

power to direct or determine;

Controlnoun

a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another;

Controlnoun

(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc;

Controlnoun

a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment;

Controlnoun

the activity of managing or exerting control over something;

Controlnoun

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another;

Controlnoun

discipline in personal and social activities;

Controlnoun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;

Controlnoun

the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.;

Controlnoun

a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine;

Controlnoun

a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

Controlverb

exercise authoritative control or power over;

Controlverb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Controlverb

handle and cause to function;

Controlverb

control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage;

Controlverb

verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments;

Controlverb

verify by using a duplicate register for comparison;

Controlverb

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;

Controlverb

have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;

Controlnoun

the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events

Controlnoun

the ability to manage a machine, vehicle, or other moving object

Controlnoun

the restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon

Controlnoun

the ability to restrain one's own emotions or actions

Controlnoun

a means of limiting or regulating something

Controlnoun

a switch or other device by which a device or vehicle is regulated

Controlnoun

the place from which a system or activity is directed or where a particular item is verified

Controlnoun

short for control key

Controlnoun

a person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment

Controlnoun

a member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy

Controlnoun

a high card that will prevent the opponents from establishing a particular suit

Controlverb

determine the behaviour or supervise the running of

Controlverb

maintain influence or authority over

Controlverb

limit the level, intensity, or numbers of

Controlverb

remain calm and reasonable despite provocation

Controlverb

regulate (a mechanical or scientific process)

Controlverb

take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment)

Manipulationnoun

The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

Manipulationnoun

The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

Manipulationnoun

The usage of underhanded influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

Manipulationnoun

The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.

Manipulationnoun

The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.

Manipulationnoun

Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.

Manipulationnoun

exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage;

Manipulationnoun

the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands