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, the typical use of the computer console
- 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
- 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
- Video game console, a specific device for playing video games
- Handheld game console, a specific lightweight and portable device for playing video games
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