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uid: input-system-controls
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# Controls
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A **control** is a part of a [device](devices.md) that sends values to the Input System when [actuated](control-actuation.md), such as the buttons and sticks on a gamepad, or the keys on a keyboard.
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| **Topic** | **Description** |
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| **[Introduction to controls](introduction-to-controls.md)** | An introduction to the concept of controls. |
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| **[Control hierarchies](control-hierarchies.md)** | Learn about how controls are arranged hierarchically. |
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| **[Control types reference](control-types-reference.md)** | The types of control defined in the Input System. |
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| **[Control usages](control-usages.md)** | Understand what a control usage is. |
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| **[Control paths](control-paths.md)** | Learn about control paths and how to use them to refer to controls. |
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| **[Control state](control-state.md)** | Details about how a control's state is stored and accessed. |
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| **[Record control state history](record-control-state-history.md)** | How to record a control's state history over time. |
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| **[Control actuation](control-actuation.md)** | Whether or not a control is currently being used by the user. |
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| **[Noisy controls](noisy-controls.md)** | Controls which can change value without any actual or intentional user interaction such as the accelerometer. |
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| **[Synthetic controls](synthetic-controls.md)** | A type of virtual control with values synthesized from input from a physical control on the device. |
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| **[Optimize controls](optimize-controls.md)** | Detailed information about increasing input performance in some specialized scenarios. |
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## Additional resources
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- [Bindings](bindings.md)
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- [Devices](devices.md)
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- [Layouts](layouts.md)
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- [Device states](device-states.md)
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