console en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒn.səʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɒn.sɐʉl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkɔn.səʉl/ (Australia)
- (California) audio
- [ˈkɔ̟n.sɐʉl] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈkɔn.soːl/ (Wales)
- /ˈkɔn.sol/ (Scotland)
- /ˈkɑn.soʊl/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- [ˈkɒn.sɒʊl] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɒn.soʊl/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
Etymology
Borrowed from French console (“bracket”, noun), from consoler (“to console, to comfort”, verb). Sense of “bracket” either due to a bracket alleviating the load, or due to brackets being decorated with the Christian figure of a consolateur (“consoler”), itself perhaps a pun on the first sense (alleviating load). Originally used for the bracket itself, then for wall-mounted tables (mounted with a bracket), then for free-standing tables placed against a wall. Use for control system dates at least to 1880s for an “organ console”; use for electrical or electronic control systems dates at least to 1930s in radio, television, and system control, particularly as “mixer console” or “control console”, attached to an equipment rack. This was popularized in computers by mainframes such as the IBM 704 (1954) in terms such as “operator’s console” or “console typewriter”, and then generalized to any attached equipment, particularly for user interaction. The automotive sense harks back to earlier use as “support”.
Meanings
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A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
The film's music blared from the console.
- A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
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An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
The operating console of the new Glasgow Central cabin is divided into four sections, each at an angle to each other and each of which is normally under one signalman's control; [...]
1961 March, “The new Glasgow Central signalbox”, in Trains Illustrated, page 177:
- An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system. ▸ The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system. ▸ Ellipsis of video game console.
alt of video game console
I rarely play FPS on a PC these days. I'm lazy and it's just so much easier to stick on Halo or Modern Warfare 2 on a console. Plus after a day in front of a PC I don't necessarily want to spend an evening in front of one.
2010 September 21, Greg Howson, “Are consoles really better than PCs at shooter games?”, in The Guardian:Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.
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A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
Could you put my phone in the centre console?
- An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.
- A cantilever.
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A decorative frame or support (in architecture, drawings, etc) around a heraldic shield.
On an attractive console with two winged putti as supporters [...] is a marriage coat of arms : Dexter, the Paoli arms : Gules (base), a bend azure charged with five lilies gules, and or (chief); Sinister, the[…]
1919, Allan Marquand, Robbia Heraldry, page 60:The only authentic reference for the tincture of the shield still in existence is the armorial console in Jacques Coeur's chapel[…]
1994, James H. Marrow, François Avril, The Hours of Simon de Varie, Getty Publications, →ISBN, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consoles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
consolization · consolized · console steel guitarist · consolelike · center console · console table · console converter · gaming console · organ console · consolitis · video games console · consolette · video-game console · console radio · game console · games console · microconsole · subconsole · centre console · handheld console · home console · console game · console steel guitar · multiconsole · videogame console · mixing console
Hypernyms
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Translations (66)
fi ohjauskaappi (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · fi työpiste (keyboard and screen) · vi bàn điều khiển (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · io konsolo (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · uk консо́ль (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · fi konsoli (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · eo konzolo (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · vi bảng điều khiển (keyboard and screen) · de Kragstein (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · bg конзола (automotive: storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile) · fi olkakivi (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · de Konsole (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · vi bàn kiểm soát (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · mi paewhiri (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · sh konzola (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · hu konzol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · tr oyun konsolu (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pt consola (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · bg конзола (stand-alone cabinet housing home entertainment equipment) · fi ohjauspöytä (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · sv konsol (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · ca consola (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · tr konsol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · no konsoll (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · fi keskikonsoli (automotive: storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile) · pl konsola (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · sv kontrollpanel (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · vi công xon (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · uk приста́вка (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pl konsola (stand-alone cabinet housing home entertainment equipment) · fr console (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · sco console (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pt consola (keyboard and screen) · pt consola (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · vi rầm chìa (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · fr console de jeu (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · de Spielkonsole (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · hi कंसोल (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · es consola (automotive: storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile) · da konsol (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · it console (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pl konsola (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · da spillekonsol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · mi papatohu (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · uk кронште́йн (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · ru приста́вка (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pt console (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · es consola (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · bg конзола (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · bg конзола (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · it consolle (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · ru консо́ль (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · da konsol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · vi bảng kiểm soát (keyboard and screen) · ro consolă (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · ru пульт (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · sv manöverpanel (cabinet with controls, instruments, and displays) · de Konsole (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · ja ゲーム機 (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · oc consòla (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · el παιχνιδοκονσόλα (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · fi pelikonsoli (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · io konsolo (architecture: ornamental member jutting out of a wall) · sv spelkonsol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · sv konsol (video games: device dedicated to playing video games) · pt console (keyboard and screen)