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[ kuhn-trohl ]
/ kənˈtroʊl /
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verb (used with object), con·trolled, con·trol·ling.
to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate: command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds.That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
to hold in check; curb: to control a horse;to control one’s emotions.
to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison.
to eliminate or prevent the flourishing or spread of: to control a forest fire.
Biology. (of an organism) to initiate an internal response to external stimuli.
Obsolete. to check or regulate (transactions), originally by means of a duplicate register.
noun
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command: Who’s in control here?
the situation of being under the regulation, domination, or command of another: The car is out of control.
check or restraint: Her anger is under control.
a legal or official means of regulation or restraint: to institute wage and price controls.
a person who acts as a check; controller.
a device for regulating and guiding a machine, as a motor or airplane.
controls, a coordinated arrangement of such devices.
prevention of the flourishing or spread of something undesirable: rodent control.
Biology. an organism’s ability to initiate an internal response to external stimuli (distinguished from regulation).
Baseball. the ability of a pitcher to throw the ball into the strike zone consistently: The rookie pitcher has great power but no control.
Philately. any device printed on a postage or revenue stamp to authenticate it as a government issue or to identify it for bookkeeping purposes.
a spiritual agency believed to assist a medium at a séance.
the supervisor to whom an espionage agent reports when in the field.
Verb Phrases
control for, Statistics. to account for (variables in an analysis) by limiting the data under consideration to a comparison of like things: to control for demographic factors.
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Origin of control
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English co(u)ntrollen (verb), from Anglo-French contreroller “to keep a duplicate account or roll,” derivative of contrerolle (noun); see counter-, roll
OTHER WORDS FROM control
con·trol·la·ble, adjective, nouncon·trol·la·bil·i·ty [kuhn-troh-luh—bil-i-tee], /kənˌtroʊ ləˈbɪl ɪ ti/, con·trol·la·ble·ness, nouncon·trol·la·bly, adverbcon·trol·less, adjective
con·trol·ling·ly, adverbnon·con·trol·la·ble, adjectivenon·con·trol·la·bly, adverbnon·con·trolled, adjectivenon·con·trol·ling, adjectiveo·ver·con·trol, verb (used with object), o·ver·con·trolled, o·ver·con·trol·ling, nounpre·con·trol, noun, verb (used with object), pre·con·trolled, pre·con·trol·ling.qua·si-con·trolled, adjectivequa·si-con·trol·ling, adjectivesub·con·trol, verb (used with object), sub·con·trolled, sub·con·trol·ling.su·per·con·trol, nounun·con·trolled, adjectiveun·con·trol·ling, adjectivewell-con·trolled, adjective
Words nearby control
contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control, control account, control board, control center, control character, control chart
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MORE ABOUT CONTROL
What does control mean?
To control is to dominate or command something or someone, as in Tomas showed excellent control of his hand several weeks after his surgery.
As a noun, control can refer to the act of controlling, as in I can’t stand it—my parents have total control over my life!
To control is also to restrain or keep in check, as in Toddlers are not known for control over their emotions.
Control can also refer to keeping something in check. When you keep your emotions under control, you still feel them but you don’t let them overwhelm you.
To control can also mean to eliminate the spread of something, such as with a fire or an illness.
In statistics, to control for means to compare only like data to reduce the number of variables in the comparison.
Example: Who has control of the lights for tonight’s show?
Where does control come from?
The first records of the term control come from the 1400s. It ultimately comes from the Anglo-French contreroller, meaning “to keep a duplicate roll of.”
In the sciences, control takes on another specific definition, meaning “a person, object, or group that is kept in a constant, unchanging state throughout the experiment.” In order to test if an independent variable was actually the cause for a change, a control group that doesn’t have the independent variable is created. This way, the results of both the control group and the testing group can be compared.
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How is control used in real life?
Control is a common word used to talk about command or restriction in many situations.
Guardians of the Galaxy is surprisingly good. Trailers made the game look like pure trash, but they managed to both capture the appeal of the first movie and make a fun game. It’s buggy as heck though and I think the control layout could have been much better.
— Jason (@panzerjedi) December 9, 2021
Roughing the Passer calls are absolutely out of control.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 25, 2018
My facial hair is getting out of control
— michael clifford on tour (@Michael5SOS) April 5, 2015
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Is control used correctly in the following sentence?
My parents gave me control over my college fund, so now I can withdraw money for tuition.
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What are other ways to say control?
The noun control means “domination or command.” How is control different from authority and influence? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Words related to control
authority, curb, discipline, domination, force, government, jurisdiction, management, oversight, regulation, restraint, restriction, rule, supervision, administer, command, conduct, deal with, dominate, govern
How to use control in a sentence
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Companies like Rice Up still promote rice cakes as a whole-grain option for weight control.
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I was talking about what we’re doing is under control, but I’m not talking about the virus.
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Alexander also requested an extraordinary amount of control over the reports, asking that he be allowed to review them before publication and even make edits.
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At the beginning, before anybody knew what it was, I spoke with President Xi, and he said, we are doing it well, we have it under control.
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A month later, a Fox News poll found 70 percent of likely voters felt the pandemic was “not at all” or “somewhat” under control.
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From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
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Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
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He seemed by all appearances perfectly happy to let the Republicans control the state senate.
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The police cannot ultimately control public opinion unilaterally.
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So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
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Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
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In a few minutes, however, he had it again under control, and they soon reached the berg.
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A certain amount of his ill-humour vented, Tressan made an effort to regain his self-control.
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The nativesʼ anxiety to oust the Spaniards was far stronger than their wish to be under American, or indeed any foreign, control.
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The marvelous improvements in mechanism and tone production and control in 1886 to 1913 by Robt.
British Dictionary definitions for control
verb -trols, -trolling or -trolled (tr)
to command, direct, or ruleto control a country
to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrainto control one’s emotions; to control a fire
to regulate or operate (a machine)
to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
- to regulate (financial affairs)
- to examine and verify (financial accounts)
to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
noun
power to direct or determineunder control; out of control
a means of regulation or restraint; curb; checka frontier control
(often plural) a device or mechanism for operating a car, aircraft, etc
a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment
- a device that regulates the operation of a machine. A dynamic control is one that incorporates a governor so that it responds to the output of the machine it regulates
- (as modifier)control panel; control room
spiritualism an agency believed to assist the medium in a séance
Also called: control mark a letter, or letter and number, printed on a sheet of postage stamps, indicating authenticity, date, and series of issue
one of a number of checkpoints on a car rally, orienteering course, etc, where competitors check in and their time, performance, etc, is recorded
Derived forms of control
controllable, adjectivecontrollability or controllableness, nouncontrollably, adverb
Word Origin for control
C15: from Old French conteroller to regulate, from contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from contre- counter- + rolle roll
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for control
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with control
see out of control; spin control.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Verb
The parents could not control their child.
The police controlled the crowd.
The small boy could not control the big dog.
Her family controls the business.
One country controls the whole island.
The rebel army now controls nearly half the country.
The lights on stage are controlled by this computer.
She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.
He controlled the volume by turning the radio’s knob.
A thermostat controls the room’s temperature.
Noun
The city wanted local control of education.
The tribes fought for control over the territory.
He took control of the family farm.
She hired an accountant to take control of her money.
He lost all muscle control in his left arm.
The soccer player showed good control of the ball.
a teacher with good control of her students
The farmer used an organic pest control on his crops.
To cut down on competition, the government passed price controls on prescription drugs.
The President wants stricter controls on immigration.
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Recent Examples on the Web
The box is temperature-controlled and comes with a dual alarm system and a surveillance system that lets employees monitor the inside.
—al, 10 Apr. 2023
The box is temperature-controlled and comes with a dual alarm system and a surveillance system that lets employees monitor the inside.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023
Israeli authorities control access to the area but the compound is administered by Islamic and Jordanian officials.
—Isabel Debre, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
Israeli authorities control access to the area but the compound is administered by Islamic and Jordanian officials.
—Josef Federman, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
Israeli authorities control access to the area but the compound is administered by Islamic and Jordanian officials.
—Isabel Debre, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
The team analyzed this data to look for correlations between home runs and temperature while controlling for a host of other potentially confounding variables, such as stadiums with different dimensions, the rise of steroid use and players altering their swings to hit more balls out of the park.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
And Americans seem to agree that the recent bank instability has mostly been controlled.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
The tool’s design is sleek, with a heat-controlling touch screen on the inside of the handle.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
The sense that things can get worse and can spin out of control domestically, that January 6 may not necessarily be an anomaly.
—Indigo Olivier, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
One set of experts said the issue has gotten so out of control that the state should consider a takeover of the Cook County courts.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
Their content policy also states that users should not upload images of people without their consent. MORE: Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and other tech leaders warn ‘out-of-control‘ AI poses ‘profound risks’ Why are experts alarmed?
—Emmanuelle Saliba, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023
Maybe the entire universe is constantly undergoing this out-of-control rapid expansion, but pieces of it branch off and settle down into something more sedate.
—Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2023
But Mata’s lack of control (11.3 percent career walk rate, 13.3 percent in 2022) has suggested a bullpen role.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
The Crumbleys are accused of ignoring a troubled son who prosecutors say was spiraling out of control.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
Half of the train rolled out of control away from the other half.
—Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
Covid, meanwhile, was so out of control that as many Americans died in year two as in year one despite widespread vaccination.
—wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
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This word means to introduce or start something.
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This word means that something was proved to be real and genuine.
What is authenticated?
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This word means control exercised by someone in authority. It is also the legal right to look after a child.
What is custody?
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This word means broken or faulty.
What is defective?
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This word is what we call someone is very mean that we don’t like.
What is despicable?
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This word means confused and babbling.
What is delirious?
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This word means imprisoned or locked up.
What is incarcerated?
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This word is a kind of mental illness marked by hallucinations.
What is delirium?
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This word means imagining things that aren’t really there.
What are hallucinations?
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This word means very strange or ugly.
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Prefixes of control
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decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
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- verb relax or remove controls of
Suffixes of control
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controlled
- adjective restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
- controlled emotions
- the controlled release of water from reservoirs
- verb exercise authoritative control or power over
control; command.- control the budget
- Command the military forces
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- adjective restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
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control
- noun power to direct or determine
- under control
- noun a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- measures for the control of disease
- they instituted controls over drinking on campus
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- noun power to direct or determine
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controlling
- adjective satellite able to control or determine policy
- a controlling interest in the firm
- verb exercise authoritative control or power over
control; command.- control the budget
- Command the military forces
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- adjective satellite able to control or determine policy
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controller
- noun someone who maintains and audits business accounts
accountant; comptroller. - noun a person who directs and restrains
restrainer.
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- noun someone who maintains and audits business accounts
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controller
- noun someone who maintains and audits business accounts
accountant; comptroller. - noun a person who directs and restrains
restrainer.
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- noun someone who maintains and audits business accounts
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controllable
- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
governable.
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- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
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control
- noun power to direct or determine
- under control
- noun a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- measures for the control of disease
- they instituted controls over drinking on campus
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- noun power to direct or determine
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control
- noun power to direct or determine
- under control
- noun a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- measures for the control of disease
- they instituted controls over drinking on campus
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- noun power to direct or determine
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controllable
- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
governable.
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- adjective satellite capable of being controlled
Derived words of control
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uncontrolled
- adjective not being under control; out of control
- the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS
- uncontrolled growth
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- adjective not being under control; out of control
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uncontrollable
- adjective satellite difficult to solve or alleviate
unmanageable.- uncontrollable pain
- adjective satellite of persons
indocile; ungovernable; unruly.- the little boy’s parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
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- adjective satellite difficult to solve or alleviate
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uncontrollably
- adverb in an uncontrolled manner
- she laughed uncontrollably
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- adverb in an uncontrolled manner
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decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
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- verb relax or remove controls of
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decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
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- decontrolling Associated Words
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- verb relax or remove controls of
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attachment, apparatus, arrangement, assembly, device, element, facility, machine, gear, mean, project, rig, setup, station, structure, system, technology, unit, widget
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устро́йство
с.
1. () apparatus, arrangement device, equipment, facility, means, gear
2. () arrangement, design
благодаря́ тако́му устро́йству … — by this arrangement, …
устро́йство авари́йной сигнализа́ции — alarm (device)
автоно́мное устро́йство — self-contained unit
автосцепно́е устро́йство — automatic coupler equipment
амортизи́рующее устро́йство — shock absorber
анало́говое устро́йство — analog device
анало́говое, вычисли́тельное устро́йство — analog computing device
анте́нное устро́йство () — scanner (assembly)
ба́зовое устро́йство () — mainframe
балансиро́вочное устро́йство — balancer
блоки́рующее устро́йство — interlock
бры́згальное устро́йство — spraying device
буквопеча́тающее устро́йство —
полигр.
character printing device;
вчт.
alphabetic printer
букси́рное устро́йство — towing arrangement, towing gear
бу́ферное устро́йство — buffer (unit)
валоповоро́тное устро́йство — barring [jacking, shaft-turning] gear
устро́йство вво́да —
вчт.
input device, input unit, input reader; () card reader
устро́йство вво́да-вы́вода
вчт.
— input-output [I/ O] device
взве́шивающее устро́йство — weigher
видеоконтро́льное устро́йство [ВКУ] — picture monitor
водозабо́рное устро́йство — water intake
водозабо́рное, высоконапо́рное устро́йство — high-pressure water intake
водозабо́рное, низконапо́рное устро́йство — low-pressure water intake
водоотво́дное устро́йство — drainage facility
воздухоспускно́е устро́йство — air bleeder
встря́хивающее устро́йство () — rapping gear
входно́е устро́йство — input device, input unit
устро́йство вы́вода —
вчт.
output device, output unit; () output writer; () output printer; () (output) card punch
выводно́е устро́йство
полигр.
— sheet delivery apparatus, delivery unit
выпрямля́ющее устро́йство — rectifier (unit)
вытяжно́е устро́йство — exhaust system
вычисли́тельное устро́йство — computer, computing device
вычисли́тельное, навигацио́нное устро́йство — navigation [flight] computer
газоочистно́е устро́йство — gas-cleaning system, gas scrubber
грузоподъё́мное устро́йство — hoisting apparatus, hoisting gear
дальноме́рное устро́йство — distance-measuring device; ranging unit
декоди́рующее устро́йство — decoder
декомпрессио́нное устро́йство — decompressor
демпфи́рующее устро́йство — damping device, damper;
изм.
dash-pot
устро́йство для маркиро́вки проводо́в — wire-marking machine
дози́рующее устро́йство — metering device; () measuring equipment
дрена́жное устро́йство — drain(age) system
забо́рное устро́йство — intake
загру́зочное устро́йство — charging device
задаю́щее устро́йство
автмт.
— reference-input element, reference-input unit, control-point setting device
устро́йство заде́ржки — delay device
зажи́мное устро́йство — clamping [holding] device
заземля́ющее устро́йство — earthing [grounding] connection
запомина́ющее устро́йство —
вчт.
storage, memory;
брит.
store
выводи́ть из запомина́ющего устро́йства — retrieve from storage [from memory]
засыла́ть в запомина́ющее устро́йство — transfer to [enter into] storage [memory]
обраща́ться к запомина́ющему устро́йству — access, storage [memory]
запомина́ющее, автоно́мное устро́йство — off-line storage, off-line memory
запомина́ющее, ана́логовое устро́йство — analog storage, analog memory
запомина́ющее, ассоциати́вное устро́йство — associative [content-addressable] memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство без разруше́ния информа́ции (при счи́тывании) — nondestructive (read-out) storage, NDRO storage, nondestructive memory
запомина́ющее, бу́ферное устро́йство — buffer storage, buffer memory
запомина́ющее, быстроде́йствующее устро́йство — quick-access [rapid-access] storage, quick-access [rapid-access] memory
запомина́ющее, вне́шнее устро́йство [ВЗУ] — external storage, external memory
запомина́ющее, вну́треннее устро́йство — internal storage, internal memory
запомина́ющее, вспомога́тельное устро́йство — auxiliary storage, auxiliary memory
запомина́ющее, динами́ческое устро́йство — dynamic storage, dynamic memory
запомина́ющее, долговре́менное устро́йство — permanent storage, permanent memory
запомина́ющее, магни́тное устро́йство — magnetic storage, magnetic memory
запомина́ющее, магнитострикцио́нное устро́йство — magnetostrictive (delay-line) storage, magnetostrictive (delay-line) memory
запомина́ющее, ма́тричное устро́йство — matrix storage, matrix memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на бараба́нах — drum storage
запомина́ющее устро́йство на ди́сках — disk storage, disk memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на ле́нтах — tape storage, tape memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на магни́тных ка́ртах — magnetic card storage, magnetic card memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на магни́тных плё́нках — magnetic-film storage, magnetic-film memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на магни́тных серде́чниках — magnetic-core storage, magnetic-core memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на перфоле́нтах — punch tape storage
запомина́ющее устро́йство на три́ггерах — flip-flop storage, flip-flop memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на ферри́товых серде́чниках — (ferrite) core storage, (ferrite) core memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство на электроннолучевы́х тру́бках — cathode-ray tube memory, cathode-ray tube storage
запомина́ющее, односторо́ннее устро́йство — read-only memory, ROM
запомина́ющее, операти́вное устро́йство — on-line storage, on-line memory
запомина́ющее, опти́ческое устро́йство — optical storage, optical memory
запомина́ющее, оптоэлектро́нное устро́йство — optoelectronic (data) storage, optoelectronic (data) memory
запомина́ющее, после́довательное устро́йство — serial(-access) storage, serial(-access) memory
запомина́ющее, постоя́нное устро́йство — permanent [fixed] storage, permanent [fixed] memory
запомина́ющее, рабо́чее устро́йство — working storage, working memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с бы́строй вы́боркой — quick-access [rapid-access] memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с нестира́емой за́писью — nonerasable storage, nonerasable memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство со стира́емой за́писью — erasable storage, erasable memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с поразря́дной вы́боркой — bit-organized memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с произво́льной вы́боркой — random access storage, random access memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с прямо́й вы́боркой () — word-organized [word-selection] storage, word-organized [word-selection] memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с разруше́нием информа́ции — volatile storage, volatile memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство с совпаде́нием то́ков — coincident-current storage, coincident-current memory
запомина́ющее устро́йство стати́ческого ти́па — static storage
запомина́ющее устро́йство с центра́льным проце́ссором — on-line storage, on-line memory
запомина́ющее, три́ггерное устро́йство — flip-flop storage, flip-flop memory
запомина́ющее, цикли́ческое устро́йство — circulating [cyclic] storage, circulating [cyclic] memory
запомина́ющее, электроннолучево́е устро́йство — cathode-ray tube memory
заря́дное устро́йство — charging unit, charger
заря́дное, аккумуля́торное устро́йство — battery charger
защи́тное устро́йство — protection device; () safe-guard
звукозапи́сывающее устро́йство — sound recorder
золосмывно́е устро́йство — ash sluicing device
золотопромы́вочное устро́йство — gold washer
золоулови́тельное устро́йство — fly-ash collector
измери́тельное устро́йство — measuring device
индика́торное устро́йство
рлк.
— display unit, indicator (unit), (radar) scope
интегри́рующее устро́йство — integrator
ка́бельное устро́йство — cable (hauling) gear
кернова́тельное устро́йство
нефт.
— catcher, (split-ring) core lifter, spring lifter, core gripper
коди́рующее устро́йство — coding device, (en)coder
колошнико́вое устро́йство — (blast-furnace) top arrangement
колошнико́вое, загру́зочное устро́йство — top charging gear
контро́льное устро́йство — monitor (ing device)
концево́е, ка́бельное устро́йство — cable termination
копирова́льное устро́йство () — pantograph
корректи́рующее устро́йство
1.
автмт.
compensator, compensating device, compensating network, equalizer
предусма́тривать корректи́рующее устро́йство, напр. в цепи́ — use [place] a compensator around, e. g., a circuit
2.
полигр.
error correcting device
кра́новое устро́йство () — crown block
ле́ерное устро́йство
мор.
— life lines, life rails
лентопротя́жное устро́йство — tape transport, tape-moving device
логи́ческое устро́йство — logic unit
микрофо́нно-телефо́нное устро́йство — microphone-earphone device
мно́жительно-дели́тельное устро́йство — multiplication-division unit
мно́жительное устро́йство — multiplier unit
модели́рующее устро́йство — simulator
модели́рующее устро́йство в и́стинном масшта́бе вре́мени — real-time simulator
набо́рное устро́йство () — selector mechanism
нагру́зочное устро́йство — loading device
нажимно́е устро́йство () — screw-down mechanism
намо́точное устро́йство — coiler, winding machine
натяжно́е устро́йство — ()
прок.
bridle, bridling equipment; () tensioning device; () take-up
натяжно́е, винтово́е устро́йство — () screw take-up; () screw tensioner
натяжно́е устро́йство цепно́й переда́чи — chain tightener
устро́йство обега́ющего контро́ля — data logger
устро́йство обрабо́тки да́нных — data processor
устро́йство обрабо́тки информа́ции — data-processing unit
оконе́чное устро́йство — terminal
оповести́тельное устро́йство — annunciator
опу́дривающее устро́йство
пласт.
— duster, powdering device
ороси́тельное устро́йство — spraying device, spraying system
освети́тельное устро́йство — lighting unit
отклоня́ющее устро́йство — deflector; () deflection yoke
паропромы́вочное устро́йство — steam washer, steam scrubber
перегово́рное устро́йство — intercom, intercommunication(s) system, interphone system
перегово́рное, самолё́тное устро́йство — (aircraft) intercommunication [interphone] system
перезапи́сывающее устро́йство — transcriber
переключа́ющее устро́йство — switching device
переключа́ющее устро́йство регулиро́вки напряже́ния под нагру́зкой — on-load tap-changer
петлево́е устро́йство
прок.
— looper
печа́тающее устро́йство — printer
печа́тающее, автоно́мное устро́йство — off-line printer
печа́тающее устро́йство бараба́нного ти́па — drum-type printer
печа́тающее, бу́квенно-цифрово́е устро́йство — alpha(nu)merical printer
печа́тающее, выходно́е устро́йство — output printer
печа́тающее устро́йство колё́сного ти́па — wheel printer
печа́тающее, ма́тричное устро́йство — wire-matrix impact printer
печа́тающее, неавтоно́мное устро́йство — on-line printer
печа́тающее, операти́вное устро́йство () — on-line printer
печа́тающее, постро́чно устро́йство — line [line-at-a-time] printer
печа́тающее, ротацио́нное устро́йство — on-the-fly printer
печа́тающее, цепно́е устро́йство — chain printer
печа́тающее, цифрово́е устро́йство — numeric(al) printer
печа́тающее, шта́нговое устро́йство — bar printer
печа́тающее, электромехани́ческое устро́йство — electromechanical printer
печа́тающее, электро́нное устро́йство — electronic printer
печа́тающее, электростати́ческое устро́йство — electrostatic printer
пита́ющее устро́йство — feeding device, feeder
погру́зочно-разгру́зочные устро́йства — handling facilities
подъё́мное устро́йство — hoisting equipment, hoisting gear
предохрани́тельное устро́йство () — (safe) guard
приводно́е устро́йство — drive
противообледени́тельное устро́йство — () anti-icing device; () de-icer
противопомпа́жное устро́йство — antisurge device
противоуго́нное устро́йство — anti-theft device
пусково́е устро́йство — starting device, starter
путевы́е устро́йства — wayside apparatus, track arrangement
радиопередаю́щее устро́йство — radio transmitter
радиоприё́мное устро́йство — radio receiver
развё́ртывающее устро́йство — scanner, scanning system
развё́ртывающее устро́йство бараба́нного ти́па () — drum-type scanner
развё́ртывающее устро́йство плоскостно́го ти́па () — flat-bed scanner
развё́ртывающее устро́йство ти́па «бегу́щий луч» () — flying-spot scanner
разгру́зочное устро́йство — unloading installation, discharging device
раскатно́е устро́йство
устро́йство распознава́ния зна́ков — character recognition machine
устро́йство распознава́ния о́бразов — pattern recognition machine
распы́ливающее устро́йство — sprayer unit
расто́почное устро́йство — lighting-up equipment
устро́йство регистра́ции произво́дственных да́нных — process data logger
регули́рующее устро́йство — regulator [governor] device
резе́рвное устро́йство — stand-by facility, back-up device
рыбозащи́тное устро́йство — fish protection structure
рыбопропускно́е устро́йство — fish pass
устро́йство СДЦ с однокра́тным вычита́нием — single(-subtraction) canceller
сма́зочное устро́йство — lubricator
смеси́тельное устро́йство — mixing device, mixer
согласу́ющее устро́йство — matching device
спусково́е устро́йство
1.
мор.
launching arrangement
сра́внивающее устро́йство — comparator
ста́лкивающее устро́йство () — tripper
станцио́нные устро́йства — station accomodation, station facilities
стира́ющее устро́йство — eraser
сто́порное устро́йство () — stopper-rod device
сужа́ющее устро́йство
гидр.
— restriction, contraction
сумми́рующее устро́йство — () summer, summator; () adder
сцепно́е устро́йство — coupler
счё́тно-реша́ющее устро́йство — computing device, computer
счё́тно-реша́ющее, навигацио́нное устро́йство — navigation computer
счи́тывающее устро́йство
вчт.
— reader, reading machine
счи́тывающее, алфави́тно-цифрово́е устро́йство — alphanumeric reader
счи́тывающее, опти́ческое устро́йство — optical reader
счи́тывающее устро́йство, рабо́тающее с бума́жным носи́телем — paper reader
счи́тывающее, фотоэлектри́ческое устро́йство — photoelectric reader
счи́тывающее, электромехани́ческое устро́йство — electromechanical reader
телеизмери́тельное устро́йство — telemetering device
тормозно́е устро́йство () — arresting [checking] arrangement
транскоди́рующее устро́йство — transcoder
тягодутьево́е устро́йство — draft system
тя́нущее устро́йство () — draw-out equipment
устро́йство ультразвуково́й сва́рки — ultrasonic welding [bonding] machine
уплотни́тельное устро́йство — sealing device
устро́йство управле́ния — control unit
устро́йство устано́вки нуля́ () — origin-shift device
устано́вочное устро́йство — adjusting device, adjuster
фазосдвига́ющее устро́йство — phase shifter
фокуси́рующее устро́йство — focuser
фотопеча́тающее устро́йство — photoprinter
хрони́рующее устро́йство — timer, synchronizer
цепенатяжно́е устро́йство — chain tightener
цифрово́е устро́йство — digital device
чита́ющее устро́йство ()
вчт.
— reader, reading machine
шварто́вное устро́йство — mooring gear, mooring arrangement
шлю́почное устро́йство () — boat(-handling) gear
электро́нное устро́йство — electronic device
электропрои́грывающее устро́йство () — turntable
я́корное устро́йство — anchor(-handling) gear
я́корно-шварто́вное устро́йство — ground tackle
I can’t think of a single «word» for it, but I can offer a dual idiom. You could say:
Person A is holding onto the power position by keeping (or playing) his cards close to the vest.
The power position is where you have an upper hand in negotiations. From a review of a book on negotiating:
Negotiation doesn’t begin at the table. It starts with preparation. Gosselin prepares you for success by showing you how to identify your underlying needs and those of your opponent, how to develop objectives and establish a position, how to use currencies and concessions, and how to assess your power position in negotiation situations.
The idiom playing cards close to the vest (or chest) refers to being careful not to reveal information or motivation in a negotiation setting. Alice Haverland1 says:
The literal reference is to holding your playing cards close enough to your chest so that no one else can see them. The idea is to prevent others in the game from gaining a strategic advantage over you. You do this by not allowing them – or their possible confederates standing behind you – even a glimpse of your cards.
The metaphorical use, then, is a natural extension: if you play it close to the vest/chest, you plot your course of action cautiously, carefully, and with cunning; and – most importantly – you keep your intentions and all relevant information hidden.
I don’t think either idiom fully captures everything you want on its own, but, in concert, they seem to capture the gist of what you’re asking about.
1When using this reference, click on the link that says «Impatient?» to read Haverland’s essay.