process
physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
capture
gaining control
seizure | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
| fire control | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |
| Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
service serving
service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
| buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
| inventory control | supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply |
operation
surgery surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
| control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something, the control of the mob by the police was admirable |
| crowd control | activity of controlling a crowd |
| damage control | an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss |
| flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
| flood control | (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods |
| gun control | efforts to regulate or control sales of guns |
| internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc. |
| management control | an internal control performed by one or more managers |
| quality control | maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods |
| arms control | a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country |
riot control
riot control operation | the measures taken to control a riot |
| control | (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc, the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired, he had lost control of his sphincters |
| motor control | control of muscles |
birth control
birth prevention
family planning | limiting the number of children born |
rhythm method of birth control
rhythm method
rhythm
calendar method of birth control
calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
mathematical process
mathematical operation
operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
procedure
process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
| traffic control | control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city |
| social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
| population control | control over the growth of population, a government program |
| occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
due process
due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
| water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
airfoil
aerofoil
control surface
surface | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air, can lift or control a plane in flight |
| air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm
warning device
alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
audio system
sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
| backup system | a computer system for making backups |
| basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
brake system
brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
bulletin board system
bulletin board electronic bulletin board
bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
cable cable television
cable system
cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
closed loop
closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
color television
colour television
color television system
colour television system
color TV
colour TV | a television that transmits images in color |
communication system
communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
| communication system | a system for communicating |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system
computing system
automatic data processing system
ADP system
ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
contraceptive
preventive preventative contraceptive device
prophylactic device
birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
control
controller | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine, the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly, I turned the controls over to her |
| control center | the operational center for a group of related activities, the general in command never left the control center |
control circuit
negative feedback circuit | a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input |