pausepanel

noun
UK /ˈpɔːzˌpænəl/
US /ˈpɔːzˌpænəl/

A small box with buttons that lets you stop a game or video for a while.

She pressed the button on the pausepanel to stop the movie while she got a snack.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A screen area that shows options when a game is paused.

The pausepanel showed a map and a list of saved games.

3. A control strip on a media player for stopping playback.

Tap the pausepanel at the bottom to pause the song.

4. A dashboard section in software that halts a running process.

The admin used the pausepanel to stop the backup job.