control console

Operator's instrument panel

A control console is a panel or workstation containing switches, buttons, dials, and displays for operating a complex system—aircraft, power plants, broadcast studios, or industrial machinery.

The console puts essential controls within reach of a single operator: She monitored the reactor from the control console.

In gaming and science fiction, control consoles often appear as the nerve center where characters command ships or facilities.

Opposites
control vs. controlled

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Device producing controlled motion

output device · drone · peripheral · peripheral device · servo

interface vs. mechanism

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Machine producing motion

machinery · guts · inner workings · motor · mechanism

centralized command vs. distributed/remote operation

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Remote branch location

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G