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
Some have buttons resembling the control panel of a spaceship; others have little faces that could be alien.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
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
Petey flipped the switch on his control panel, and there was a crackle of static electricity in the air as the trap powered down.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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