Panel may refer to:

Arts and media

Visual arts

Panel (comics) A panel is an individual frame, or single drawing, in the multiple-panel sequence of a comic strip or comic book, as well as a graphic novel. A panel consists of a single drawing depicting a frozen moment. When multiple panels are present, they ar ...

, a single image in a comic book, comic strip or cartoon; also, a comic strip containing one such image * Panel painting, in art, either one element of a multi-element piece of art, such as a triptych, a piece of sequential art such as a graphic novel or comic strip, or a wooden panel used to paint a picture on *Groupings of

rock art In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...

, pictographs or petroglyphs

Television

* ''The Panel'' (Australian TV series), an Australian talk show * ''The Panel'' (Irish TV series), an Irish talk show * Panel game, a form of game show involving a group of celebrities

Law

* Judicial panel, set of judges who sit to hear a cause of action * Jury panel, body of people convened to render a judicial verdict * ''Panel'', or ''pannel'', in Scotland, formal term in solemn proceedings for an accused person; see Indictment

People

Brice Panel Brice Panel (born 13 June 1983 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. He set his personal best time of 45.54 seconds by finishing second at the Resisprint meeting in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Panel competed for t ...

(born 1983), French sprinter *

Caroline Giron-Panel Caroline Giron-Panel ''née'' Giron (born 30 June 1979 in Angers) is a French historian and musicologist. Biography An archivist and palaeographer (class 2004 of the École nationale des chartes), a former member of the École française de R ...

(born 1979), French historian and musicologist

Science and technology

Electrical devices

Breaker panel A distribution board (also known as panelboard, breaker panel, electric panel, DB board or DB box) is a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits while providing a protective fus ...

, a flat area containing electrical circuit breakers * Control panel (engineering), a flat area containing controls and indicators, used to operate machinery * Flat panel display, in (for example) laptops and mobile devices *

Solar panel A solar cell panel, solar electric panel, photo-voltaic (PV) module, PV panel or solar panel is an assembly of photovoltaic solar cells mounted in a (usually rectangular) frame, and a neatly organised collection of PV panels is called a photo ...

, a flat module of photovoltaic solar cells * Panel switch, a type of electromechanical telephone switching system developed by the Bell System in the 1920s

Other physical objects

*Several types of planar structural elements **

Structural insulated panel A structural insulated panel, or structural insulating panel, (SIP), is a form of sandwich panel used in the construction industry. SIP is a sandwich structured composite, consisting of an insulating layer of rigid core sandwiched between two lay ...

, a building construction system * Panelling, a form of wall covering used for decoration and (originally) insulation * Panel edge staining, build-up on aluminium or stainless steel paneling *Panels, sections of fabric or other material that make up a parachute canopy

Research protocols

* Survey panel, a type of non-random sample survey * Panel study or longitudinal study, a research design involving repeated observations over time ** Panel data or longitudinal data, measured over time

Software

* Panel (computer software), a widget or a control element ** Control panel (software), an interface based by metaphor on a physical control panel * GNOME Panel, a taskbar implementation for the GNOME desktop environment

Other uses in science and technology

* Test panel, a predetermined group of medical tests

Other uses

* Panel discussion, a small group of experts speaking in turns before an audience, usually including a question period and usually with the purpose of educating or persuading