console : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: console	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for console
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
console n a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall Synonym(s): console table, 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) an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console" housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television Synonym(s): cabinet, console v give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort, soothe, console, solace]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Console \Console"\, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
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}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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 system}s, 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 {sysadmin}s 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}. [{Jargon File}]