console - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about console Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
988,575,372 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

console

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

console

In computing, a combination of keyboard and screen (also described as a terminal). For a multiuser system, such as Unix, there is only one system console from which the system can be administered, while there may be many user terminals. See also games console.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
I tried other essayists, other critics, whom the machinist had in his library, but it was useless; neither Sidney Smith nor Thomas Carlyle could console me; I sighed for more Macaulay and evermore Macaulay.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
The nurse was pitiful to his distress, but she had little to say that could console him.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Her tears fell abundantlybut her grief was so truly artless, that no dignity could have made it more respectable in Emma's eyes and she listened to her and tried to console her with all her heart and understandingreally for the time convinced that Harriet was the superior creature of the twoand that to resemble her would be more for her own welfare and happiness than all that genius or intelligence could do.
Emma by Austen, Jane View in context
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.