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console2

Syllabification: (con·sole)
Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌsōl/

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Definition of console

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.
  • a monitor and keyboard in a multiuser computer system.
  • 2an ornamented bracket with scrolls or corbel supporting a cornice, shelf, or tabletop.
  • 3a support between the seats of an automobile that has indentations for holding small items.

Origin:

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

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