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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of control panel¹

First recorded in 1920–1925

Example Sentences

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.

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They used social engineering tricks to get access to the powerful internal control panel at the site.

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At 3:36, the lights on the control panels in the unit 1 and 2 control room began to flicker.

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As she approached Crusher, she searched for any buttons or wires or control panels on his body, but he was completely encased in thick armor.

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At Eneco's headquarters in Rotterdam, Mr Kees-Jan Rameau highlights a large control panel that the company calls its "virtual power plant" and "the brain of our operations".

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