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
I slip on one shimmering ruby shoe and, tugging on the other one, hop over to the control panel, where the stage manager is calling cues into her headset.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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