control point

American  

noun

Aerial Photogrammetry.

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

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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

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

Kirby also said the US airstrikes “destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point used by a number of Iranian- backed militant groups”.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2021

There is some evidence of lack of consistency with respect to the anterior control point.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)