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con·sole1 
[kuhn-sohl] Pronunciation Key
[kuhn-sohl] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -soled, -sol·ing.
| to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died. |
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con·sole2
[kon-sohl] Pronunciation Key
[kon-sohl] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf. |
| 2. | the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc. |
| 3. | a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played. |
| 4. | a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors. |
| 5. | console table. |
| 6. | the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system. |
| 7. | Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, esp. one high in relation to its projection. |
| 8. | Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items. |
| 9. | Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console. |
[Origin: 1700–10; < F; MF consolle bracket or support, appar. shortening of consolateur (attested in MF with same sense) lit., one who consoles (< LL consōlātor; see console1, -ator), perh. because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; cf. misericord]
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| con·sole 1
(kən-sōl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·soled, con·sol·ing, con·soles To allay the sorrow or grief of. 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, -tōr'ē, -sŏl'ə-) adj., con·sol'er n., con·sol'ing·ly adv. |
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| con·sole 2
(kŏn'sōl') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, perhaps short for consolider, to strengthen, from Latin cōnsolidāre; see consolidate.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
console (v.)
console (v.)
1693, from Fr. consoler, from L. consolari "offer solace," from com- intensive prefix + solari "to comfort" (see solace). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by frefran. Consolation dates to 1374.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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console (n.)
console (n.)
1706, from Fr. console "a bracket," possibly from M.Fr. consolateur, lit. "one who consoles," word used for carved human figures supporting cornices, shelves or rails in choir stalls. Originally "a cabinet," then "organ body" (1881), "radio cabinet" (1925), then "cabinet for a TV, stereo etc." (1944).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| console | |
noun | |
| 1. | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: console table] |
| 2. | 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) |
| 3. | an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console" |
| 4. | housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: cabinet] |
verb | |
| 1. | give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort] |
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
console
1. The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern time-sharing operating systems, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. Some of the mystique remains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins to post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix, /dev/console).
2. On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen and keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a serial port). Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X. See also CTY.
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1. The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern timesharing OSes, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. Some of the mystique remains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins to post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix, /dev/console).
2. On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen and keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a serial port). Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X.
console
n.1. The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern timesharing OSes, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. Some of the mystique remains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins to post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix, /dev/console).
2. On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen and keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a serial port). Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Console
Con*sole"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Consoling.] [L. consolari,. p. p. consolatus; con- + solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler. See Solace.] To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe. And empty heads console with empty sound. --Pope. I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. --P. Henry. Syn: To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support. See Comfort.
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Console
Con"sole\, n. [F.] (Arch.) (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height. (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table. Console table, a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.
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