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Control unit
The control unit (CU) is the part of a CPU that decodes instructions and generates control signals to direct the processor's operation, implemented in hardwired or microprogrammed form.
Control valve
A control valve, also called an automatic control valve, is a power-operated valve that regulates fluid flow to keep a process variable at its desired set point.
Control-Alt-Delete
Control-Alt-Delete, often abbreviated Ctrl-Alt-Del, is a three-key keyboard combination devised by IBM engineer David Bradley around 1980 as a reboot shortcut, now Windows' secure logon and task-management sequence.
Control-flow analysis
Control-flow analysis (CFA) is a static analysis technique that determines, without running a program, which functions may be called at each call site, serving compilers.
Control-flow integrity
Control-flow integrity (CFI) is a computer security technique that detects runtime attacks by checking that a program's execution follows a control-flow graph determined ahead of time.
Control-line aeromodelling
Control-line aeromodelling is the sport of flying model aircraft tethered to a pilot by two lines from a hand-held handle, introduced in the late 1930s with events including Stunt, Speed, Racing, and Combat.
Control-line aeromodelling competition
Control-line aeromodelling competition is model aircraft flying on wires from the ground, contested in the FAI F2 classes: F2A speed, F2B aerobatics, F2C team racing, and F2D combat.
Controllability
Controllability is a structural property of dynamical systems, meaning suitable inputs can transfer any initial state to any desired final state in finite time.
Controllable-pitch propeller
A controllable-pitch propeller (CPP) is a marine or aircraft propeller whose blades rotate about their own axis, changing thrust without stopping or reversing the shaft.
Controlled dielectric breakdown nanopore fabrication
Controlled dielectric breakdown nanopore fabrication is a method, first reported in 2014 at the University of Ottawa, that forms solid-state nanopores using voltage feedback instead of electron beams.
Controlled ecological life-support system
A controlled ecological life-support system, or CELSS, is a closed engineered ecosystem that recycles food, oxygen, and water for space crews, studied by NASA from 1978.
Controlled flight into terrain
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) is an aviation accident in which a serviceable aircraft under crew control is flown unintentionally into terrain, water, or an obstacle.
Controlled reentry and deorbit
Controlled reentry and deorbit is the deliberate disposal of a spacecraft or rocket stage by firing its propulsion to steer surviving debris into a predetermined, unpopulated ocean zone.
Controlled rolling
Controlled rolling is a hot-rolling procedure for steel in which each pass's temperature and reduction are fixed to refine the grain, raising strength and toughness.
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway, also known as a freeway or motorway, is a road where traffic enters and exits only at interchanges, with no cross traffic or property access.
Controlled-carrier modulation
Controlled-carrier modulation, also called variable- or floating-carrier operation, is an AM technique that varies carrier power with modulation level, saving up to 50% energy on PDM transmitters.
Controller–pilot data link communications
Controller–pilot data link communications (CPDLC) lets air traffic controllers and pilots exchange standardized, pre-formatted ATC messages by data link, freeing congested voice channels for urgent traffic.
ControlNet
ControlNet is a neural network architecture that adds spatial controls, such as edge maps, depth maps, and pose skeletons, to pretrained text-to-image diffusion models without retraining them.
Controversy over fake artists on Spotify
The controversy over fake artists on Spotify concerns allegations that it seeded playlists with stock music by pseudonymous ghost artists to lower royalties, which Spotify denies.
Convair
Convair, also known as Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in San Diego in 1943 and best known for the B-36 bomber and Atlas missile.
Convair 880
The Convair 880 (Convair Model 22) was a fast four-engine jet airliner built by Convair in San Diego, with only 65 built between 1959 and 1962.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a ten-engine strategic bomber of the US Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1959, and remains the largest production bomber ever built.
Convair B-58 Hustler
The Convair B-58 Hustler was a supersonic strategic bomber developed for the United States Air Force, the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2, serving from 1960 to 1970.
Convair CV-240 family
The Convair CV-240 family, also known as the Convairliner, is a series of American piston airliners built from 1947, including the first pressurized twin-engined airliner.
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was a supersonic delta-wing interceptor of the United States Air Force, the world's first supersonic all-weather jet interceptor, serving from 1956 to 1976.
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was a delta-wing supersonic interceptor of the United States Air Force, developed from the F-102 Delta Dagger to defend against Soviet bombers.
Convair NB-36H
The Convair NB-36H, also known as the Nuclear Test Aircraft or Crusader, was a converted B-36 bomber and the first aircraft to fly with an operating nuclear reactor aboard.
Convair X-6
The Convair X-6 was a planned American experimental aircraft, to be converted from a B-36 bomber to test nuclear propulsion; it was canceled before either aircraft was built.
Convair XFY Pogo
The Convair XFY Pogo, also known as the XFY-1, was an experimental tail-sitting VTOL fighter built for the United States Navy in the early 1950s.
Convection oven
A convection oven is an oven that uses a fan to circulate hot air around the food, cooking it more evenly and quickly than a conventional oven.