control panel
nounUK /kənˈtrəʊl ˌpænəl/
US /kənˈtroʊl ˌpænəl/
A control panel is a flat board with buttons and switches that you use to make a machine work.
Dad pressed a button on the control panel to start the washing machine.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A screen in a computer program where you change settings.
Open the control panel to change your computer's wallpaper.
3. The place where a person checks and manages how something is working.
The pilot watched the control panel during the flight.
4. A board of switches that turns lights or power on and off in a building.
The janitor flipped a switch on the control panel to turn off the hallway lights.