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con·sole¹

C0584700 (kən-sōl′)tr.v. con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·soles To allay the sorrow or grief of (someone). See Synonyms at comfort.

[French consoler, from Old French, from Latin cōnsōlārī : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sōlārī, to comfort.]

con·sol′a·ble adj.con·so′la·to′ry (-sō′lə-tôr′ē, -sŏl′ə-) adj.con·sol′er n.con·sol′ing·ly adv.

con·sole²

C0584800 (kŏn′sōl′)n.1. a. A central control panel for a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system.b. Computers The keyboard and monitor, considered as a unit by which a user provides input and receives output from a central processing unit.c. An instrument panel.d. A computer system designed to play a specific format of video game using special controllers and a separate display, such as a television.2. Music The desklike part of an organ that contains the keyboard, stops, and pedals.3. A small storage compartment mounted between bucket seats in an automobile.4. A small, freestanding cabinet, especially one housing a television or stereo equipment.5. An often scroll-shaped bracket used for decoration or for supporting a projecting member, such as a cornice or shelf.6. A console table.

[French, perhaps short for consolider, to strengthen, from Latin cōnsolidāre; see consolidate.]

console

(kənˈsəʊl) vbto serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc[C17: from Latin consōlārī, from sōlārī to comfort; see solace] conˈsolable adj conˈsoler n

console

(ˈkɒnsəʊl) n1. (Architecture) an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc2. (Instruments) the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc3. (Electrical Engineering) a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted4. (Computer Science) same as games console5. (Furniture) a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor6. (Furniture) See console table[C18: from French, shortened from Old French consolateur one that provides support, hence, supporting bracket, from Latin consōlātor a comforter; see console¹]

con•sole¹

(kənˈsoʊl)

v.t. -soled, -sol•ing. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort. [1685–95; (< French consoler) < Latin consōlārī=con- con- + sōlārī to soothe (see solace); perhaps akin to Old English sǣl happiness (see silly)] con•sol′a•ble, adj. con•sol′er, n. con•sol′ing•ly, adv. syn: See comfort.

con•sole²

(ˈkɒn soʊl)

n. 1. a TV, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor. 2. the control unit of a computer, including the keyboard and display. 3. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., for playing an organ. 4. a small floor cabinet having doors. 5. console table. 6. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system. 7. an ornamental, usu. scroll-shaped bracket, esp. one high in relation to its projection. 8. a storage tray or container mounted between bucket seats in an automobile. [1700–10; < French; Middle French consolle bracket, support]

console

A grouping of controls, indicators, and similar electronic or mechanical equipment, used to monitor readiness of, and/or control specific functions of, a system, such as missile checkout, countdown, or launch operations.

console

Past participle: consoled
Gerund: consoling

Imperative
console
console

Present
I console
you console
he/she/it consoles
we console
you console
they console

Preterite
I consoled
you consoled
he/she/it consoled
we consoled
you consoled
they consoled

Present Continuous
I am consoling
you are consoling
he/she/it is consoling
we are consoling
you are consoling
they are consoling

Present Perfect
I have consoled
you have consoled
he/she/it has consoled
we have consoled
you have consoled
they have consoled

Past Continuous
I was consoling
you were consoling
he/she/it was consoling
we were consoling
you were consoling
they were consoling

Past Perfect
I had consoled
you had consoled
he/she/it had consoled
we had consoled
you had consoled
they had consoled

Future
I will console
you will console
he/she/it will console
we will console
you will console
they will console

Future Perfect
I will have consoled
you will have consoled
he/she/it will have consoled
we will have consoled
you will have consoled
they will have consoled

Future Continuous
I will be consoling
you will be consoling
he/she/it will be consoling
we will be consoling
you will be consoling
they will be consoling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been consoling
you have been consoling
he/she/it has been consoling
we have been consoling
you have been consoling
they have been consoling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been consoling
you will have been consoling
he/she/it will have been consoling
we will have been consoling
you will have been consoling
they will have been consoling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been consoling
you had been consoling
he/she/it had been consoling
we had been consoling
you had been consoling
they had been consoling

Conditional
I would console
you would console
he/she/it would console
we would console
you would console
they would console

Past Conditional
I would have consoled
you would have consoled
he/she/it would have consoled
we would have consoled
you would have consoled
they would have consoled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	console - a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wallconsole tabletable - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
	2.	console - a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallyscientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists
	3.	console - an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"wall bracket, bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
	4.	console - housing for electronic instruments, as radio or televisioncabinethousing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
Verb	1.	console - give moral or emotional strength tocomfort, solace, soothecalm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"allay, still, ease, relieve - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

console

verb comfort, cheer, relieve, soothe, support, encourage, calm, solace, assuage, succour, express sympathy for I can console myself with the thought that I'm not alone.
trouble, hurt, upset, distress, annoy, discomfort, torment, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), agitate, sadden, give someone griefQuotations
"Isn't everyone consoled when faced with a trouble or fact he doesn't understand, by a word, some simple word, which tells us nothing and yet calms us?" [Luigi Pirandello Six Characters in Search of an Author]
"Anything that consoles is fake" [Iris Murdoch Prayer and the Pursuit of Happiness]

console

verbTo give hope to in time of grief or pain:comfort, solace, soothe.

Translations

安慰

console

(kənˈsəul) verb to comfort. She could not console the weeping child.安慰ˌconsoˈlation (kon-) noun1. the act of consoling. 安慰2. something that consoles. His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; (also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).安慰物

console

1. an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc. 2. the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc. 3. a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted 4. same as games console

Console

A vertical decorative bracket in the form of a scroll, projecting from a wall to support a cornice, window, or a piece of sculpture.

console

[′kän‚sōl] (computer science) The section of a computer that is used to control the machine manually, correct errors, manually revise the contents of storage, and provide communication in other ways between the operator or service engineer and the central processing unit. Also known as master console. A display terminal together with its keyboard. (engineering) A main control desk for electronic equipment, as at a radar station, radio or television station, or airport control tower. Also known as control desk. A large cabinet for a radio or television receiver, standing on the floor rather than on a table. A grouping of controls, indicators, and similar items contained in a specially designed model cabinet for floor mounting; constitutes an operator's permanent working position.

console

console, 1 1. A decorative bracket in the form of a vertical scroll, projecting from a wall to support a cornice, a door or window head, a piece of sculpture, etc.; an ancon.2. The cabinet from which an organ is played, including the keyboards, pedals, stops, etc. 3. A panel control desk or cabinet containing dials, meters, switches, and other apparatus for controlling mechanical, hydro-mechanical, or electrical equipment.

console

i. That portion of aircraft cockpit in which many of the operating controls are located. The control console is normally in the form of a pedestal, which extends out from the instrument panel between the pilot's and the co-pilot's seats.
ii. In radar, this refers to radarscope as in a controller's console.
iii. A control station for any major device or system. Normally, such a console is for the seated.
iv. A control station as in the instructor's console in a simulator.

console

(1)The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past,this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers toanyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and othermodern time-sharing operating systems, such privileges areguarded by passwords instead, and the console is just thetty the system was booted from. Some of the mystiqueremains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins topost urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix,/dev/console).

console

(2)On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen andkeyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to aserial port). Typically only the console can do realgraphics or run X. See also CTY.

console

(1) The physical control panel on a computer or electronic device.

(2) A game machine. See video game console.

(3) A terminal or desktop computer used to monitor and control a network.

(4) Any display terminal.

(5) The user interface on any monitoring, management or control system. See Microsoft Management Console, HMI and OI.

Consoles that Were Consoles!

Up until the late 1970s, computers were designed with panels of blinking lights, which added to their aura of science fiction. The designs gave each computer a personality that is lacking in many of today's machines. (Top image courtesy of The Computer Museum History Center. Bottom image courtesy of Unisys Corporation.)

Consoles that Were Consoles!

Up until the late 1970s, computers were designed with panels of blinking lights, which added to their aura of science fiction. The designs gave each computer a personality that is lacking in many of today's machines. (Top image courtesy of The Computer Museum History Center. Bottom image courtesy of Unisys Corporation.)

Go Back a Few Decades

In 1951, the UNIVAC I had a very impressive console. Check out the typewriter output (right) and the oscilloscope (left). (Image courtesy of Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania.)

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verb comfort

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verb to give hope to in time of grief or pain

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noun a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

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noun a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

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noun an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

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noun housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

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verb give moral or emotional strength to

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