control panel

noun

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

Origin of control panel

First recorded in 1920–1925

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Though they vary, these systems can consist of a control panel, motion sensors, door and window sensors, glass-break sensors, smoke detectors, and sirens.
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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.
Derelict | Alan Edward Nourse
The elder Dr. Arcot glanced in surprise at the heavy-duty ammeter in a control panel.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
In the meantime, Morey was methodically checking every control as Arcot called out the readings on the control panel.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
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.
Equation of Doom | Gerald Vance

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