ALL meanings of console
con·sole
C c - verb console If you console someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful. 3
- countable noun console A console is a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine. 3
- verb console to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc 3
- noun console an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc 3
- noun console the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc 3
- noun console a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted 3
- noun console a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor 3
- verb transitive console to make feel less sad or disappointed; comfort 3
- noun console an ornamental bracket for supporting a shelf, bust, cornice, etc. 3
- noun console console table 3
- noun console the desklike frame containing the keys, stops, pedals, and other controls of an organ 3
- noun console a radio, television, or phonograph cabinet designed to stand on the floor 3
- noun console an instrument panel or unit, containing gauges and the controls for operating aircraft, automobiles, computers, and other electrical or electronic systems 3
- noun console a raised portion between bucket seats in an automobile, containing storage compartments, switches and controls, etc. 3
- noun console games: control unit 1
- noun console car: storage compartment 1
- transitive verb console comfort emotionally 1
- noun Definition of console in Technology 1. (hardware, operating system, history) The operator's station of a mainframe as opposed to an ordinary user's terminal. In times past, the console was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern time-sharing operating systems, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. On Unix the device is called /dev/console. On a microcomputer Unix box, the console is the main screen and keyboard. Other, character-only, terminals may be connected to serial ports. Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X. See also CTY. 2. (games) A self-contained microcomputer optimised for gaming, with powerful graphical output designed to be displayed on a television; equipped with one or more joystick controllers for input and an optical drive to load software. Later generations also feature Internet connection via wireless or wired Ethernet for downloading games and multiplayer networked play. Typically such devices have no keyboard so text must be input using the controller to operate an on-screen keyboard, e.g. to enter player names. The most successful recent examples are the Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox families. 1
- verb with object console to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died. 1
- noun console Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound. 1
- noun console the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc. 1
- noun console Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment. 1
- noun console a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf. 1
- noun console a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played. 1
- noun console a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors. 1
- noun console console table. 1
- noun console the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system. 1
- noun console Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection. 1
- noun console Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items. 1
- noun console Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console. 1
- noun console A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system. 0
- noun console A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon. 0
- noun console The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device. 0
- noun console (automotive) A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile. 0
- noun console (video games) A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from arcade cabinets by its ability to change games. 0
- noun console (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight. 0
- verb console (Transitive Verb) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc. 0