control operation

/kənˌtroʊl ˈɑpəˌreɪʃən/
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Other forms: control operations

Definitions of control operation
  1. noun
    an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data
    “a control operation started the data processing”
    synonyms: control function
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    operation
    (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
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