The difference between Console and Stereo

When used as nouns, console means a stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor, whereas stereo means a system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.

When used as verbs, console means to comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc, whereas stereo means to create a stereophotographic image of.


Stereo is also adjective with the meaning: of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

check bellow for the other definitions of Console and Stereo

  1. Console as a noun:

    A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one that houses home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.

  2. Console as a noun:

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

  3. Console as a noun (video games):

    An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system. The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device. A device dedicated to playing video games, set apart from arcade cabinets by its ability to change games.

  4. Console as a noun (automotive):

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

  5. Console as a noun (architecture):

    An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

  1. Console as a verb (transitive):

    To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

  1. Stereo as a noun:

    A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.

  2. Stereo as a noun (by extension):

    Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

    Examples:

    "He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo."

  3. Stereo as a noun (printing, colloquial):

    A stereotype.

  1. Stereo as an adjective:

    Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

  2. Stereo as an adjective:

    Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.

  1. Stereo as a verb (transitive):

    To create a stereophotographic image of.