control panel

noun

1. control board.
2. Computers.
   1. the portion of a computer console that contains manual controls for regulating computer operations.
   2. plugboard ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of control panel¹

First recorded in 1920–1925

Example Sentences

Though they vary, these systems can consist of a control panel, motion sensors, door and window sensors, glass-break sensors, smoke detectors, and sirens.

From Popular-Science

Its streamlined design makes it ideal for tight spaces like utility closets, and it uses a manual control panel and a single sensor to monitor your home’s humidity levels and adjust them accordingly.

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The design is comfortable, no squashed ears, and the control panel for volume adjustments is simple and straightforward.

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From the control panel, you can adjust the pressure, temperature, direction, or flow of the water.

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It has a 300-watt motor that runs at high and low speeds, and the control panel includes a dedicated pulse button.

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And then he was leaning over the control panel, probing at the array of levers, his fingers working eagerly at the wiring.

From Project Gutenberg

The elder Dr. Arcot glanced in surprise at the heavy-duty ammeter in a control panel.

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In the meantime, Morey was methodically checking every control as Arcot called out the readings on the control panel.

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He reached out to the control panel before him and touched the green switch that controlled the molecular motion machines.

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Ramsey went forward against the control panel head-first and fell dazed from the pilot chair.

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