control box

Device operation interface

A control box is an enclosure housing switches, buttons, dials, or circuitry that operates a machine or system: the control box for the garage door opener, a hydraulic control box.

The term applies broadly—from simple junction boxes with a few switches to sophisticated panels managing industrial equipment.

Related

circuit · circuit breaker · breaker · junction · electrical · wiring · buttons · knobs · enclosure · relay · terminal · meter · gauge · power · power supply · voltage · cabinet · housing

Categories
Opposites
control vs. controlled

control boxactuator

Device producing controlled motion

machinery · motor · output device · peripheral device · effector

centralized control vs. distributed/autonomous operation

control boxmanual operation

Control by human action

distributed system

Family

control, box, controls, controlled, controlling, controller, controllers, controllable, uncontrollable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G