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panel

panel

112 4.5
A small window on screen that shows options or settings
  • noun
  • /ˈpænəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuadro de diálogo
  • The application displayed a panel that required the user to enter their password.
  • right panel
  • left panel
  • top panel

Examples

  • When you open the aid window, a panel appears asking for your feedback.

  • To save your work, click the 'Save' button on the settings panel.

  • For example, this panel is less of a concern than the front panel.

  • All right, so here we have them looking kind of good, so it has a touch panel on the side, so it has touch controls.

  • This must be the access panel.

  • Look at your control panel.

  • The transactions can be monitored in the left panel that shows what has been ordered and the prices.

    Academic text (2008)
  • All I have to do is glance at this monitoring panel every 5 minutes.

  • Don't touch the control panel.

  • OK, Change the blending mode down here in your layers panel to soft light.

Synonyms

window
vspanel
731 3.7

A rectangular area on a computer screen that shows information separately from other areas

is a temporary request popup rather than a general display area
dialog box
vspanel
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A small window that asks you to confirm or cancel an action

is a temporary prompt that requests input and is dismissed with OK or Cancel

Compounds

53 3.1

A device that uses sunlight to make electricity

control panel
  • Specialized
19 3.4

A flat board with switches and dials that people use to run and check machines

12 3.7

A discussion by a small group of experts in front of an audience

death panel
  • Jargon
6 9.6

A group that decides whether people get health care near the end of life

A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine

control panel
  • Specialized
4 3.4

A screen that lets you change settings and manage devices

ethics panel
  • Formal
3 4.4

A group of people who decide what is right in an organization

2 3.9

A van with solid sides used to carry goods for delivery

2 2.7

A flat rectangular piece fixed to a wall to cover or decorate it

A flat screen or board that shows information in public places

flat panel display
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A thin, flat screen for computers and televisions

all-manel panel
  • Literature
6.6

A panel made only of men that shows no women are included

panel heating
  • Specialized
5.1

A system that warms rooms with hot wires or pipes inside walls, floors and ceilings

panel light
  • Specialized
3.5

A small lamp that makes a car or plane instrument panel easy to read at night

self-luminous panel
  • Specialized
7.7

A panel that gives out its own light for signs or pictures

wall panel
  • Specialized
3.4

An electronic device fixed to a wall that controls lights, heating, or security

How Intrusive

modal
  • Specialized
1 7.5
fullscreen
3 3.5
popup
  • Texting
5 3.3
dialog box
  • Specialized
5 3.2
panel
  • Specialized
112 4.5

Surface Forms

panel singular
panels plural

Etymology

Panel in computing follows the same idea of a small flat area or board, like a 'control panel', so a computer panel is a small window or section on the screen that holds options.