Faceplate (face plate, face-plate) is a plate,

cover Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of c ...

, or bezel on the front of a device, such as:

Computers and electronics

Electrical outlet AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically operated device, often via a cable. A socket (also known as a receptacle or outlet) is fi ...

, also referred to as a wall plate, outlet cover, or socket cover *

Front panel A front panel was used on early electronic computers to display and allow the alteration of the state of the machine's internal CPU register, registers and computer memory, memory. The front panel usually consisted of arrays of electric light, ...

, of computers *

Head unit An automotive head unit, sometimes called the infotainment system, is a vehicle audio component providing a unified hardware interface for the system, including screens, buttons and system controls for numerous integrated information and enter ...

, stereo system component *

Motherboard A motherboard, also called a mainboard, a system board, a logic board, and informally a mobo (see #Nomenclature, "Nomenclature" section), is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems. It ho ...

, input/output port panel such as on an ATX * Cover (container) *

Faceplate (housing) In engineering, a housing or enclosure is a container, a protective exterior (e.g. shell) or an enclosing structural element (e.g. chassis or exoskeleton) designed to enable easier handling, provide attachment points for internal mechanisms (e.g. ...

, decorative elements of housing **

Nokia 5110 The Nokia 5110 is a GSM mobile phone that was introduced by Nokia on 12 April 1998. The 5110 was intended for the consumer market, succeeding the Nokia 3110 (1997) and the analogue Nokia 232 (1994), and it based on the same platform (DCT3) as t ...

, mobile phone with interchangeable faceplates ** Interchangeable bezels for

Game Boy Micro The Game Boy Micro is a 32-bit handheld game console made by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 13, 2005, and to international markets later that year. It is a miniaturized version of the Game Boy Advance. The console was the last in ...

** Interchangeable bezels for

Nintendo 3DS The is a foldable dual-screen handheld game console produced by Nintendo. Announced in March 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS, the console was released originally on February 26, 2011 and went through various revisions in its lifetime, ...

** Interchangeable bezels for

Nintendo 2DS The Nintendo 2DS is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. Announced in August 2013, the device was released in North America, Europe and Australia on October 12, 2013. The Nintendo 2DS is an entry-level version of the Nintendo 3DS which ...

** Interchangeable decorative front plates for Nintendo Wii Remote musical instrument controllers ** Interchangeable decorative front plates for PlayStation 3 rhythm game peripherals ** Interchangeable decorative front case panels for

Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the Xbox (console), original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detail ...

Underwater diving

* Single-lens

diving mask A diving mask (also half mask, dive mask or scuba mask) is an item of diving equipment that allows Underwater diving, underwater divers, including scuba diving, scuba divers, free-diving, free-divers, and snorkeling, snorkelers, to see clearly u ...

* Viewport fronting a single-lens

* Viewport on a

diving helmet A diving helmet is a rigid head enclosure with a breathing gas supply used in underwater diving. They are worn mainly by professional divers engaged in surface-supplied diving, though some models can be used with scuba equipment. The upper par ...

, also called a light on older helmets.

Other uses

Lathe faceplate A lathe faceplate is a basic workholding accessory for a wood or metal turning lathe. It is a circular metal (usually cast iron) plate which fixes to the end of the lathe spindle (tool), spindle. The workpiece is then clamped to the faceplate, t ...

, accessory for a wood or metal turning lathe *

Lockset A lockset (alternatively lock set) is the hardware and components that make up the locking or latching mechanism that can usually be found on a door or other hinged object but can also include sliding doors and dividers. The components of a lockset ...

, components that make up the locking or latching mechanism *

Stem (bicycle part) The stem is the component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork. Sometimes called a ''goose neck'', a stem's design belongs to either a ''quill'' or ''threadless'' system, and each system is compatib ...

, connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork *

Wallpaper steamer A wallpaper steamer is an electrical device which boils water continuously in order to produce steam. This steam is then allowed to pass through a narrow bore tube to a face plate. This face plate is then held against a wallpapered wall. The steam p ...

, an electrical device which boils water continuously to produce steam

Computers and electronics

Underwater diving

Other uses

See also