panel
- noun
- /ˈpænəl/
- Specialized
- The application displayed a panel that required the user to enter their password.
- right panel
- left panel
- top panel
Examples
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When you open the aid window, a panel appears asking for your feedback.
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To save your work, click the 'Save' button on the settings panel.
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For example, this panel is less of a concern than the front panel.
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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.
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This must be the access panel.
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Look at your control panel.
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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.
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Don't touch the control panel.
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OK, Change the blending mode down here in your layers panel to soft light.
Synonyms
A rectangular area on a computer screen that shows information separately from other areas
A small window that asks you to confirm or cancel an action
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat board with switches and dials that people use to run and check machines
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
- Specialized
A system that warms rooms with hot wires or pipes inside walls, floors and ceilings
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A small lamp that makes a car or plane instrument panel easy to read at night
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An electronic device fixed to a wall that controls lights, heating, or security
How Intrusive
- Specialized
- Texting
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Surface Forms
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.