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   Con·sole

   /ˈkänˌsōl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment: "a yellow light flashes on the console"
   • ▪ a small electronic device for playing computerized video games: "next-generation game consoles"
   • ▪ a cabinet for television or radio equipment.
   • ▪ the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, pedals, etc., of an organ.
   • 2. an ornamented bracket with scrolls or corbel supporting a cornice, shelf, or tabletop.
   • 3. a support between the seats of an automobile that has indentations for holding small items.

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

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   What does console mean?

   • The meaning of CONSOLE is an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament. How to use console in a sentence.

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   What is a console used for?

   • : an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse. He was a tactful consoler and capable of great generosity to people in trouble. Ferdinand Mount

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   • : console table : an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played : a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)

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   • Definition of console 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary to give comfort or sympathy to someone who is unhappy or disappointed synonym comfort console somebody/yourself Nothing could console him when his wife died.

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   Console definition: to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort. See examples of CONSOLE used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of console. noun. 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) see more. noun. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television. synonyms: cabinet. see more. noun.

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