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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Console \Con*sole"\, 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. [1913 Webster] And empty heads console with empty sound. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Console \Con"sole\, n. [F.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height. (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table. [1913 Webster] 2. (Computers) The keyboard and monitor of a computer considered together. [GG] 3. (Engineering) The controlling portion of an electrical, electronic, or mechanical device or system, from which the operator may observe the state of the system as indicated by gauges or on some form of {display[n3]}, and may direct or control the action of the system. [GG +PJC] 4. the desklike controlling unit of an organ containing the keyboard, pedals, stops, etc. by means of which the organ is played. [PJC] 5. a home entertainment device such as a television, radio, phonograph, CD player, or combination of these, designed as a piece of furniture, to stand on the floor rather than on a table or in a separate cabinet; -- also used attributively in the phrase {console model}. [PJC] {Console table}, a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: console n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: {console table}, {console}] 2: 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) 3: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console" 4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: {cabinet}, {console}] v 1: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe}, {console}, {solace}] From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [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 Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: console consul