Console
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Console may be:
In computing and video games:
- Computer console, a physical device to operate a computer
- Virtual console, a user interface for multiple computer consoles on one device
- Command line interface, the typical use of the computer console
- Terminal emulator, a program that substitutes for a computer console or computer terminal
- Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows
- PC game console, a game command-line user interface element originated in Quake
- Video game console, a specific device for playing video games
- A secondary web browser window pop-up
In music:
- the area of a pipe organ which includes the keys, stops, and foot pedals
- Mixing console, a device for controlling and combining audio signals
- Console (musician) (indie rock), a music project by Martin Gretschmann
- Tape recorder (also used for computer tape)
Console may also refer to:
- Lighting control console, a device for controlling theatrical lighting
- A small cabinet
- Comforting someone in distress
- Corbel, a support element in the architecture of a construction such as a balcony
- A type of home entertainment center, with various home electronics housed in a self-contained unit
- A storage compartment in the center of a bucket seating setup for modern-day automobiles
[edit] See also
- Consols for a British government financial bond type
- Console for an Australian software company and computer program for REal Estate software development
- Konsole for a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment
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