control board

noun

a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.

Origin of control board

First recorded in 1905–10

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The research, published in Science Robotics on Wednesday, details the development of the bot, which requires minimal computational power from its control board.
This bird-legged quadcopter can easily perch in the treetops | Margo Milanowski | December 1, 2021 | Popular-Science
While working toward his PhD in sociotechnical studies at Stanford University in the 1980s, William Rifkin ’78 examined how a water quality control board in California handled disputes over pollution cleanup costs.
Productive dialogue across lines of power | Ari Daniel, PhD ’08 | October 27, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
The enforcement mechanism was the liquor control board, which threatened to revoke the liquor license of any bar or nightclub that refused to comply.
Modern capitalism is inseparable from surveillance | Josh Lauer, Kenneth Lipartito | September 22, 2021 | Washington Post
The local water quality control board is currently developing a new standard that will limit the amount of nitrogen fertilizer growers can apply to their fields, and it’s expected to be finalized in 2021.
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
“I think that the Liquor control board is doing a fantastic job,” she says.
The U.N.’s Half-Baked Weed Protest | Abby Haglage | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

And New York State debated a Marijuana control board, so liquor stores could sell dope.
Pat Robertson Is Latest Supporter as Drive to Legalize Marijuana Heats Up | Tony Doukopil | March 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He put the suit back on, then looked doubtfully at the control board.
The Worshippers | Damon Francis Knight
Two hours later, they were again seated at the control board.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
A few minutes later, Arcot seated himself at the control board and flipped on the intercom to the power room.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
Flannery swung to the control board that served as his desk, and his fingers seemed to play idly with the dials.
Victory | Lester del Rey
She pointed to a large pull-handle set square into the center of the control board.
Deathworld | Harry Harrison

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