control panel
The software equivalent of a physical control panel that provides options for the user to change the appearance or actions in an application; in system software such as the operating system; or in the hardware. In Windows, control panels are used to configure the OS and hardware, while "options," "tools" or "preferences" menus are used to change functions within applications.
If a control panel is not modified by the user, the default settings are used. See default and preferences.
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control panel [kən′trōl ‚pan·əl]
(civil engineering)
(computer science)
An array of jacks or sockets in which wires (or other elements) may be plugged to control the action of an electromechanical device in a data-processing system such as a printer. Also known as plugboard; wiring board.
(engineering)
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