control number

noun

Any of several forms of fixed-length identification number on stamps, books, etc.

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Meanings

nouncontrol number (plural control numbers)

plural control numbers

  1. Any of several forms of fixed-length identification number on stamps, books, etc.
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APA

control number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20number

MLA

“control number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20number. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “control number,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20number.

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