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console
An electronic device that is mainly used for playing video games and is connected to a screen. Examples include PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch.
Die Kinder wünschen sich zu Weihnachten eine neue Konsole.
The children want a new console for Christmas.
The German noun 'die Konsole' (a device or piece of furniture) is a false friend of the English verb 'to console', which means 'trösten' in German.
Er spielt den ganzen Tag auf seiner neuen Konsole.
He plays on his new console all day.
You can easily recognize the meaning of 'Konsole' from context. If it is about 'Spiele' (games), it means the game console. In the context of 'Technik' (technology) or 'Musik' (music), it is a control panel. If 'Programmierer' (programmers) are talking about it, it means the command line.
Der Programmierer öffnete die Konsole, um den Fehler zu finden.
The programmer opened the console to find the error.
In the context of video games, 'Konsole' is often used with the preposition 'auf'. You say 'spielt auf der Konsole' (plays on the console). The phrase 'Spiele für die Konsole' (games for the console) is also common.
Welche Spiele spielst du am liebsten auf deiner Konsole?
Which games do you like playing most on your console?
The meaning as a command line is technical language from information technology. In everyday life, you will rarely hear this use unless you work in IT.
Um das Programm zu starten, musst du einen Befehl in die Konsole eingeben.
To start the program, you have to enter a command into the console.
terminal
'Terminal' and 'Konsole' can both have to do with entering commands or data in computing. 'Terminal' often means a device or program through which you work with a computer system. In this area, 'Konsole' especially means the text-based interface where you type commands. The words are easy to confuse because in everyday computer use they are sometimes used in very similar ways. Outside computing, however, they are clearly different: a 'Terminal' can also be an area at an airport, while a 'Konsole' can also be a game console or a control panel.
In der Konsole gibt Lisa einen Befehl ein, um das Programm zu starten.
In the console, Lisa enters a command to start the program.
Der Techniker meldet sich am Terminal an und prüft die Daten des Servers.
The technician logs in at the terminal and checks the server data.