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consolette

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Etymology

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From console +‎ -ette.

Noun

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consolette (plural consolettes)

  1. (dated, chiefly from the 1960s) A small console (especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo), that usually stands on splayed legs.
    • 1965, Billboard, volume 77, number 23, page 39:
      New models include the Palm Beach X (DPS 22), a four-speed manual with a suggested list price of $19.95 available in blue, gold and silver, and three four-in-one consolettes []
    • 1985, Sound & Communications, volume 31, page 26:
      [] a multi-pin Bendix connector to supply voltages, audio, microphone, muting and gating circuitry to the consolettes.

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