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console
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console
v.
comfort, solace, encourage
n.
cabinet, stand (for a television or radio); control panel; (Computers) system of input and output devices connected to a main computer; shelf support; case for a radio; case for a television
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Console
Console may refer to:
Computing and video games
- System console, a physical device to operate a computer
- Virtual console, a user interface for multiple computer consoles on one device
- Command-line interface, a method of interacting with a computer
- Console applications are programs designed to be used via a text-only computer interface
- Terminal emulator, a program that substitutes for a computer console or computer terminal
- Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows
- Console (Mac OS X), a log viewer on OS X
- Console (video game CLI), a command-line user interface element for personal computer games originating in Quake
- Video game console, a specific device for playing video games
- Handheld game console, a specific lightweight and portable device for playing video games
- Console Inc., an American technology startup company
- Konsole, a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment
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console
Noun
1. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
(synonym) console table
(hypernym) table
2. a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
(hypernym) scientific instrument
(classification) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
3. an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"
(hypernym) bracket
4. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
(synonym) cabinet
(hypernym) housing
Verb
1. give moral or emotional strength to
(synonym) comfort, soothe, solace
(hyponym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
(derivation) consolation, solace, solacement
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console
nf.
console
consolé
adj.
consoled
consoler
v.
console, comfort, solace
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console
nm.
consul
