Phrase guide

control room

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A room serving as a centre for monitoring a building, controlling an operation etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: room

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Regieraum — area in a recording studio
  • German: Kontrollraum — area in a recording studio
  • German: K-Raum — area in a recording studio
  • Italian: cabina di regia — area in a recording studio
  • Polish: sterownia — area in a recording studio
  • Spanish: control de realización — area in a recording studio
  • Bulgarian: контролна зала (kontrolna zala) — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Danish: kontrolrum — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Dutch: controlekamer — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Finnish: valvomo — room for monitoring or controlling
  • French: salle de contrôle — room for monitoring or controlling
  • West-Frisian: kontrôlekeamer — room for monitoring or controlling
  • German: Kontrollraum — room for monitoring or controlling
  • German: Leitstand — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Icelandic: stjórnherbergi — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Polish: dyspozytornia — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Romanian: cameră de comandă — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-stiùiridh — room for monitoring or controlling
  • Swedish: kontrollrum — room for monitoring or controlling