a room from which a system, network, or piece of equipment is controlled
Next to the east end of the press box is Stadium's state-of-the-art scoreboard controlroom.
control room in American English
noun
a room housing control equipment, as in a recording studio
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dropout, hot spot, off-line, payload, runout
Examples of 'control room' in a sentence
control room
Systems within police control rooms were'particularly old and inefficient'.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A technical fellow in the control room calls the scene 'a bit scripty'.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is no doubt the control room were looking for certainty.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The sister panicked and called the control room.
The Star (South Africa) (2004)
The pair climbed locked gates and broke into the control room.
The Sun (2016)
The images are delivered to the submarine control room via fibreoptic cables.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The federation blasted the force for letting rookies man the control room.
The Sun (2014)
The shield was raised as water poured in the control room.
The Sun (2015)
They used the door to enter or leave the control room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But somebody in a control room across town was watching them.