Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Functioning and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Functioning" instead a noun "Control".
Functioning
Functioning noun - Process or manner of functioning or operating.
Control and functioning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Functioning".
Both words in one sentence
- It has any form of control over anything that, if not functioning correctly, will cause disaster
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The Orbital Elevator in the 2014 Strider, a huge elevator functioning by gravity control built inside the really long Meio's Tower.
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Bowman, who created the robots' neural architecture, and learning that he is a high-functioning sociopath with impulse control problems (by virtue of being an uplifted chimpanzee).
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