Quote: "The portion of a computer or peripheral that houses the apparatus used to operate the machine manually and provides a means of communication between the computer operator and the central processing unit, often in the form of a keyboard"
I believe this is the definition were looking for. under this one it ain't a console. but after looking deeper into the matter:
Quote: "1) The physical control panel on a computer or electronic device.
(2) A terminal or desktop computer used to monitor and control a network."
Under definition 2 all you need is to add a keyboard and It's a console. I consider it near future scifi myself. Which still is Sci-Fi
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