control panel
Americannoun
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Computers.
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the portion of a computer console that contains manual controls for regulating computer operations.
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Etymology
Origin of control panel
First recorded in 1920–1925
Example Sentences
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Castillo then used the control panel to open the cell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Instead of a conventional treadmill’s control panel, there’s a grapefruit-size glowing blue button at snout height that the animals can press to run the machine for a few seconds.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
As part of the third phase of its Graded Response Action Plan to combat effects of increased pollution, a central pollution control panel ordered an immediate ban on non-essential construction work in the city.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
One leans over and presses a button on the ship’s control panel, apparently to comply with the Russian’s order by cutting the ship’s engines.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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