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control center

control center

1 3.4
An app that lets you monitor and control many devices
  • noun
  • /kənˈtroʊl ˈsɛntər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : centro de control
  • In the event of an emergency, the team quickly gathered at the control center to coordinate their response.

Hard pressing Wi-Fi in the Control Center now gives you a list of nearby access points, which makes all the sense in the world.

Examples

  • Actually, this control center monitors the processing of 180 million gallons of wastewater every day for the city of San Diego's Clean Water Operations Management Network (COMNET), one of the world's largest control and information systems linking wastewater facilities.

    Academic text (2002)

  • It's like this master Control Center with displays, touch screens, like custom made hardware and software.

  • Software that can network in substations and through control centers is available.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Two gas-powered turbines can also be monitored remotely by personnel in a computerized control center in downtown Dallas.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The new control center allows us to manage all our smart home devices from one app.

  • The city's traffic control center uses advanced software to monitor and direct traffic flow across major intersections.

Synonyms

control panel
vscontrol center
  • Specialized
4 3.4

A screen that lets you change settings and manage devices

is centralized and manages many devices, systems, or processes across a network

How Integrated

control center
  • Specialized
1 3.4
platform
  • Specialized
278 4.9
dashboard
  • Specialized
18 3.9
console
  • Specialized
151 6.5
application program
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Surface Forms

control center singular
control centers plural

Morphology

control + center

The meaning 'a central place or interface for control' is directly and compositionally built from 'control' (ability to direct) + 'center' (a place providing a specific service). This noun–noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistic pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Control center: The software sense of control center comes from the picture of one app or dashboard in the middle of your devices that lets you manage them, and control means 'to manage' while center is the main place for it. So it means a single screen or app that watches, manages, and controls many devices.