Definicija: The management of data transmission between two devices, such as between the CPU and a peripheral device or between nodes in a network. It ensures that the receiver can handle all the incoming data and usually depends on a set of protocols established at the beginning of the transmission session that define how and when a sender may transmit. Flow control also enables slower-speed devices to communicate with higher-speed ones.

Definicija: Usmeritev v grafični ali ustni obliki podrejenim poveljnikom, z namenom dodeliti odgovornost, uskladiti ogenj in manever ter kontrolirati bojna delovanja. Vsak ukrep se lahko izrazi v grafični obliki. Na splošno morajo biti lahko prepoznavni na zemljišču. Primeri kontrolnih ukrepov so meje, cilji, usklajevalne točke, stične točke ter smeri napada.