Control and Usage

Control

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

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

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Control and usage are semantically related in habit topic. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Usage".

good	good control	good usage
better	better control	better usage
similar	similar control	similar usage
direct	direct control	direct usage
Other adjectives: original, proper, poor, actual, constant, increased, main, creative, general, limited, military.

The third game features a much more blatant usage: Each member of the crew carries a Kopad, which in universe, has all the non-character control functions the game pad has.

Source: Console Cameo
In modern usage, this trope can be explicitly judicial or more a matter of political control.

Source: Implicit Prison
Mind Control: Spiky claims that all dragons have this ability; Spiky's usage of it is Played for Laughs.

Source: Webcomic / Spiky-Haired Dragon, Worthless Knight

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