Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,776,005,669 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

control panel

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

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.

Windows Control Panels
The Windows operating system provides a series of control panels for changing settings in the hardware and software.


control panel [kən′trōl ‚panĀ·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)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Flame sensors may fail on MBUs with this version of control panel
Once the network card is installed, users can enter commands to all of the temperature zones from one control panel.
and can be mounted on a DIN rail located inside a control panel.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 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.