ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt ˈkæ.bɪ.nɪt ˈkʌm.fət ˈkʌm.fɚt kʌmˈfɔɹt ˈkɒn.səʊl kənˈsəʊl kənˈsoʊl ˈsɒ.lɪs ˈsɑː.lɪs suːð give moral or emotional strength to housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture) the bust of Napoleon stood on a console a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall