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control point

American

noun

Aerial Photogrammetry.

a point located on the ground by precise surveying that when identified on aerial photographs provides the control necessary for producing a photomap.

Etymology

Origin of control point

First recorded in 1925–30

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control point

Because of this role, these neurons act as a central control point for how the brain processes information.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

The player was said to have been stopped at a passport control point by Border Force guards before he could board a flight on Sunday.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Proponents of rent control point out that under California’s Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, jurisdictions can enact rent control only on buildings constructed before 1995.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

We drove for nine hours to the nearest border control point, and walked across.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2022

The 0800, 1200 and 1600 hours density reports also carried the weather forecasts for a five-hundred-mile radius from the broadcasting control point.

From Code Three by Rick Raphael

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