Control and Function

Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Function and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Function" instead a verb "Control".

Function verb - To have a certain purpose.

Usage example: the heart functions as a pump for the blood

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Control and function are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Function".

physical	physical control	physical function
full	full control	full function
special	special control	special function
similar	similar control	similar function
Other adjectives: original, true, proper, actual, real, little, main, social, new, mental, sole, less, hidden, military.

They function almost identically to crewed ships, only being susceptible to computer viruses instead of mind control.

Source: Video Game / Space Empires
This is the secondary function to those damned rodents, after their primary function of mind control/triggering of hyper-aggression.

Source: Anime / High School Fleet
In Mass Effect, the geth function similar to this, on two levels: each of the flashlight-headed robot guys is a hardware "platform" for 100 or so programs which work together to control it.

Source: Mental Fusion

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