console
Meaning
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- A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
- A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
- An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
- An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
- An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
- A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
- An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.
- A decorative frame or support (in architecture, drawings, etc) around a heraldic shield.
Synonyms
console-table
control board
control console
sympathize with
be at ease
be relaxed
control station
sympathise with
be kind to
feel relieved
curved leg
have a sense of relief
make know
operating console
console desk
cross arm
lug support
working platform
carrier frame
supervisory control desk
operational console
controlling stand
control booth
control pulpit
manipulation platform
operations area
commiserate with
conciliate
condole with
control desk
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒn.səʊl/
Etymology
Borrowed from French console (“bracket”, noun), from consoler (“to console, to comfort”, verb). Sense of “bracket” either due to a bracket alleviating the load, or due to brackets being decorated with the Christian figure of a consolateur (“consoler”), itself perhaps a pun on the first sense (alleviating load). Originally used for the bracket itself, then for wall-mounted tables (mounted with a bracket), then for free-standing tables placed against a wall. Use for control system dates at least to 1880s for an “organ console”; use for electrical or electronic control systems dates at least to 1930s in radio, television, and system control, particularly as “mixer console” or “control console”, attached to an equipment rack. This was popularized in computers by mainframes such as the IBM 704 (1954) in terms such as “operator’s console” or “console typewriter”, and then generalized to any attached equipment, particularly for user interaction. The automotive sense harks back to earlier use as “support”.
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