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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKontrollraum
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔnˈtrɔlˌʁaʊm
"Der Kontrollraum ist rund um die Uhr besetzt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room from which a large industrial plant, technical system, or engineering facility is monitored and operated.
"The engineers in the control room monitored the reactor's core temperature closely." - 2
A room in a broadcasting or recording studio where audio and video signals are mixed and regulated.
"The sound engineer adjusted the mixing console from inside the control room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'control', derived from the Anglo-French 'contrerolle' (a duplicate register used to check accounts), and 'room', derived from Old English 'rūm' meaning space or place. Initially emerging in industrial and military contexts during the early 20th century, it came to designate a centralized space outfitted for monitoring and managing complex systems or operations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Control room" is said worldwide
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salle de contrôle
Transliteration: sal də kɔ̃tʁol
"Les techniciens travaillent dans la salle de contrôle."
Kontrollraum
Transliteration: kɔnˈtrɔlˌʁaʊm
"Der Kontrollraum ist rund um die Uhr besetzt."
sala di controllo
Transliteration: ˈsala di konˈtrɔllo
"Tutti i dati arrivano direttamente alla sala di controllo."
sala de control
Transliteration: ˈsala de konˈtɾol
"El operador dio la alarma desde la sala de control."
sala de controle
Transliteration: ˈsalɐ dʒi kõˈtɾoli
"A equipe de plantão está na sala de controle."
कंट्रोल रूम
Transliteration: kanṭrol rum
"सभी कैमरों की फीड कंट्रोल रूम में भेजी जा रही है।"
控制室
Transliteration: kòng zhì shì
"技术人员正在控制室里观察设备运行情况。"
통제실
Transliteration: tong-je-sil
"엔지니어들이 통제실에서 시스템을 모니터링하고 있습니다."
制御室
Transliteration: seigyo-shitsu
"警報が鳴り響き、制御室のスタッフが慌ただしく動き出した。"
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