Handhelds are not Consoles..

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Doobie_wop said:

c0rd said:

Doobie_wop said:

kowenicki said:

NOUN

console (plural consoles)

A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.

A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.

The keyboard and screen of a computer.

A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.

(video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.

(architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

 

I like 5.

Wow, you just blew away everyone's argument in one post. Probably shouldn't have, people will just start disagreeing with the dictionary.

You do realize, he pulled that out of wiki?

..........

It's still a more credible source of information than the opinions of some people in this thread.

But it's a lot less credible source that Oxford dictionaries online (this was already posted several posts back):

console 2 (con·sole)

Pronunciation:/ˈkänËŒsōl/

noun

• 1 a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment 
• (also games console) a small electronic device for playing computerized video games
• a cabinet for television or radio equipment
• the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops , pedals, etc., of an organ
• a monitor and keyboard in a multiuser computer system
• 2 an ornamented bracket with scrolls or corbel supporting a cornice, shelf, or tabletop
• 3 a support between the seats of an automobile that has indentations for holding small items

  http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1235495?rskey=3aD3GW&result=2#m_en_us1235495