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control room

American  

noun

  1. a room housing control equipment, as in a recording studio.


Etymology

Origin of control room

First recorded in 1925–30


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In the control room, the map of Greece is divided into 10 sectors, each managed by a controller assisted by an aide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

These are examples of calls received by control room staff - and they have to decide who really needs an ambulance.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Under the VAR system, officials sitting before a bank of monitors in a centralized control room review match footage in real time and advise the on-field referee of potential errors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

In the most terrifying moment of his career, he picked up the nearest phone, dialed the control room with the main server and shouted: Unplug the machine!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Gauges and switches that crowd the control room walls constantly report on the state of the reactor.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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