control panel

English

One of the control panels from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Control Center Firing Room during the Apollo era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl ˈpæn.l̩/

Noun

control panel (plural control panels)

1. A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
2. (by extension) A computer display offering a number of controls or options.

Synonyms

• instrument panel

Related terms

• console
• dashboard

Translations

surface with controls

• Armenian: հսկիչ վահանակ (hskičʿ vahanak)
• Czech: řídící panel m
• Dutch: bedieningspaneel (nl) n
• Estonian: juhtpult
• Finnish: ohjaustaulu, ohjauspöytä

• German: Schalttafel f
• Portuguese: painel de controle m
• Romanian: tablou de comandă n, panou de control n, panou de comandă (ro) n
• Russian: контро́льная пане́ль (kontrólʹnaja panélʹ)
• Vietnamese: bảng điều khiển

Further reading

• control panel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia