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Console
Console
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 • 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 game command-line user interface element for personal computer games originated 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 • A secondary web browser window pop-up In music: • Organ console, which includes the keys, stops, and foot pedals for playing music. • 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) • Timpani console, a set of timpani. Console may also refer to: • Lighting control console, a device for controlling theatrical lighting • A small cabinet, which gave its name to the computer consoles • 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 selfcontained unit • A storage compartment in the center of a bucket seating setup for modern-day automobiles
See also
• Consols for a British government financial bond type • Konsole for a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment
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