Console

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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
  • Terminal emulator, a program that substitutes for a computer console or computer terminal
  • Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows
  • 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 self-contained unit
• A storage compartment in the center of a bucket seating setup for modern-day automobiles

[edit] See also

• Consols for a British government financial bond type
• Konsole for a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment