Console may refer to:

Computing and video games

* System console, a physical device to operate a computer ** Virtual console, a user interface for multiple computer consoles on one device ** Command-line interface, a method of interacting with a computer *** Console applications are programs designed to be used via a text-only computer interface *** Terminal emulator, a program that substitutes for a computer console or computer terminal *** Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows ** Video game console, a specific device for playing video games *** Home video game console, a specific home device for playing video games *** Handheld game console, a specific lightweight and portable device for playing video games ** Console (Mac OS X), a log viewer on OS X ** Console (video game CLI), a command-line user interface element for personal computer games originating in ''Quake'' * Console Inc., an American technology startup company * Konsole, a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment

Music

* Console (musician), an electronic music project by Martin Gretschmann * Console tape recorder, also used for computer tape * Mixing console, a device for controlling and combining audio signals * Organ console, which includes the keys, stops, and foot pedals for playing music * Timpani console

Other uses

* Console (architecture), a support element of a construction such as a balcony * Console (charity), an Irish suicide bereavement charity which closed due to a mismanagement controversy * Console (heraldry), a frame supporting a heraldic shield * Console, a verb describing the offering of consolation * Center console (automobile) * Console table, a table supported by corbels designed to be placed against a wall * Entertainment console, a type of home entertainment center, with various home electronics housed in a self-contained unit * Lighting control console, a device for controlling theatrical lighting

Computing and video games

Music

Other uses

See also