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noun/ˈkɒnsəʊl/
/ˈkɑːnsəʊl/
- a flat surface that contains all the controls and switches for a machine, a piece of electronic equipment, etc.Topics Engineeringc2, Computersc2
- (British English also games console)(North American English also game console)a small electronic device for playing video gamesTopics Games and toysb2
Word Originmid 17th cent. originally relating to an ornamented bracket: from French, perhaps from consolider, from Latin consolidare, from con- ‘together’ + solidare ‘make firm’.
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