console2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsəʊl/

noun

  • 1a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment.
  • (also games console) a small electronic device for playing computerized video games.
  • a cabinet for television or radio equipment.
  • the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, pedals, etc., of an organ.
  • 2an ornamented bracket or corbel supporting a shelf or table top.

Origin:

mid 17th century (in console2 (sense 2)): from French, perhaps from consolider, from Latin consolidare (see consolidate)