control panel

American  

noun

1. control board.

2. Computers.

   1. the portion of a computer console that contains manual controls for regulating computer operations.

   2. plugboard.

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Etymology

Origin of control panel

First recorded in 1920–1925

Example Sentences

“Better get it together, Cadet Mason,” I said under my breath as Mom took a seat behind the control panel.

From Literature

She dragged the bucket inside the box and used glue and tape to make a control panel on one side.

From Literature

If my body had a control panel, every single warning light would be lit up and flashing.

From Literature

For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.

From Literature

They used social engineering tricks to get access to the powerful internal control panel at the site.

From BBC