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> This originally was intended to protect against typos;

Double entry bookkeeping is much older than typing, but, yes, its a check against incorrect entries.

Speaking of history, I learned that the word "control" comes from contra rotulus -- roughly "checking against the wheel", which was apparently from an early medieval device for keeping tallies. The second meaning of "domination" came later.

Babylonian dogs walking on your clay tablet.

Cats, more likely.

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