# let (permission)

to give control to another

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: action.deed  ·  Arena: allow

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer), [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability)

**Through:** the give gives another control

**Novel properties:**
- permission
- voluntary allowance

## Examples
- In 2012, the FDA approved naloxone distribution to bystanders to reverse opioid overdoses. *(institutions)*
- The Linux kernel lets non-core developers commit patches after peer review. *(computing)*
- A parent signs a school trip permission slip for their child to board the bus. *(everyday life)*

## Used by
- [allow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-allow.permission) (L17)
- [browser](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-browser.software) (L18)
- [release](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-release.general) (L9)

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