Console

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
- 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
Video game console, a specific device for playing video games
- Handheld game console, a specific lightweight and portable device for playing video games
Console Connect Inc., a software technology company in the United States
Console Inc., an American technology startup company
Konsole, a computer terminal emulator program for the K Desktop Environment

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

Console (architecture), a support element of a construction such as a balcony
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
Console (heraldry), a frame supporting a heraldic shield