controlled environment

Carefully managed setting

A controlled environment is a space where conditions like temperature, humidity, light, or contamination are carefully regulated.

Laboratories, cleanrooms, and greenhouses are controlled environments.

The term extends to any situation where variables are deliberately managed: The study was conducted in a controlled environment to eliminate outside influences.

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