Control engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on the use of various engineering principles to design, develop, and implement systems that allow for the control of various processes and systems. There are several synonyms for control engineering, including automation engineering, system control, and process control. Automation engineering is a term commonly used in the manufacturing industry to refer to the use of automated systems to control various manufacturing processes. System control is a term used to describe the use of various engineering principles to design and implement systems that allow for the monitoring and control of various processes within a larger system. Meanwhile, process control refers to the use of control engineering principles and techniques to control a specific manufacturing or production process.