control-panel

Noun

(plural control panels)

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

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control panel - Computer Definition

(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.

Lots of Control Panels

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

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