control programming
nounUK /kənˈtrəʊl ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /kənˈtroʊl ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Control programming is writing instructions that tell a machine or computer what to do and when to do it.
The students used control programming to make the robot walk forward and stop at the wall.
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2. The activity of writing software that manages or regulates the operation of a system or device.
Engineers rely on control programming to keep the factory's conveyor belts running safely.
3. A set of coded rules used to direct the behavior of a machine or process.
The drone's control programming keeps it steady even when the wind blows.
4. In computing, programming that governs how a program's flow or hardware behavior is managed.
He studied control programming to understand how operating systems manage memory.