Console may refer to:
Computing and video games
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System console, a physical device to operate a computer
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Virtual console, a user interface for multiple computer consoles on one device
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Command-line interface
A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and pro ...
, a method of interacting with a computer
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Console applications are programs designed to be used via a text-only computer interface
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Terminal emulator, a program that substitutes for a computer console or computer terminal
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Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows
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Video game console, a specific device for playing video games
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Home video game console, a specific home device for playing video games
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Handheld game console, a specific lightweight and portable device for playing video games
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Console (Mac OS X)
This is a list of macOS built-in apps and system components.
Applications
App Store
The Mac App Store is macOS's digital distribution platform for macOS apps, created and maintained by Apple Inc. based on the iOS version, the platform was an ...
, a log viewer on OS X
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Console (video game CLI)
A console is a command line interface where the personal computer game's settings and variables can be edited while the game is running. Consoles also usually display a data logging, log of warnings, errors, and other messages produced during the ...
, a command-line user interface element for personal computer games originating in ''Quake''
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Console Inc.
Console Enterprises (commonly known as Console) is an American technology company headquartered in Chico, California, that focuses on high-performance Android platform design. It is best known for its Console OS Kickstarter campaign, a project in ...
, an American technology startup company
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Konsole, a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment
Music
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Console (musician), an electronic music project by Martin Gretschmann
* Console
tape recorder, also used for computer tape
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Mixing console, a device for controlling and combining audio signals
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Organ console
The pipe organ is played from an area called the console or keydesk, which holds the manuals (keyboards), pedals, and stop controls. In electric-action organs, the console is often movable. This allows for greater flexibility in placement of the ...
, which includes the keys, stops, and foot pedals for playing music
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Timpani console
Other uses
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corbel
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
a support element of a construction such as a balcony
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Console (charity)
Mental health in the Republic of Ireland is the subject of state and community sector intervention in Ireland. The Irish state devolves responsibility for mental health to the Department of Health. Community groups and charities also provide supp ...
, an Irish suicide bereavement charity which closed due to a mismanagement controversy
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Console (heraldry), a frame supporting a heraldic shield
* Console, a verb describing the offering of
consolation
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Center console (automobile)
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Console table, a table supported by corbels designed to be placed against a wall
* Entertainment console, a type of home
entertainment center, with various home electronics housed in a self-contained unit
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Lighting control console, a device for controlling theatrical lighting
See also
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Consol (disambiguation) Consol may refer to:
*Consol Energy, an American coal mining company
*Consol Energy Center, the home arena of the Pittsburgh Penguins, named after the above coal mining company
*Consol (bond), a type of perpetual bond issued by the government of th ...
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Consols Consolidated Stock, variety of British government financial bond
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Glove compartment
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