Console

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