control panel

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control panel - electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"control board, instrument panel, board, paneldashboard, fascia - instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controlselectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricityidiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)

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control panel

[kən′trōl ‚pan·əl] (civil engineering) panel (computer science) An array of jacks or sockets in which wires (or other elements) may be plugged to control the action of an electromechanical device in a data-processing system such as a printer. Also known as plugboard; wiring board. (engineering) control board

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a complete operating board used for centralized monitoring and control of production processes in complexes such as industrial enterprises, electric power plants, and water-, gas-, and power-supply systems. Measuring and monitoring instruments, pilot lights, control switches, and graphic panels are arranged on the control panel so that they can be easily read and reached. In addition to panels for the process control of entire enterprises—usually known as master panels, or, in enterprises with supervisory control, as instrument panels—there are control panels for systems, shops, and units.

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A panel in the cockpit having flight and engine instruments and switches for operation of various aircraft systems.

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(1) A hardware control panel is a dashboard full of buttons, levers and dials for configuring and controlling the equipment.

(2) A software control panel is a screen dashboard that presents to the user any combination of buttons, check boxes, submenus and input fields for configuring applications, the operating system and the hardware. "Options," "tools," "settings" and "preferences" are common titles for control panels. If a setting in a control panel is not modified by the user, the default settings are used. See default and settings.

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Windows 7 provides numerous control panels for changing settings in the hardware and software.

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noun electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

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