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Panel
A
panel
is a thing that blocks one area from another. It is usually made up of thin sheet
metal
.
A
panel
may be a flat or
sculptured
area that is part of a larger structure such as a piece of
furniture
or one element of a multi-panel
screen
.
A
panel
is a
committee
or
jury
used to decide some matter. In a legal context it may refer to a subset of a full set of appeal court judges, in contrast to an
En banc
hearing, which involves them all.
In accident investigations, a full investigation may involve sub-panels with expertise in differing areas, in the aircraft context perhaps covering
avionics
, structures,
engines
and so on.
A
control panel
is a flat area containing controls and indicators. Commonly found in
aircraft
but may be associated with the operation of any machinery.
A
breaker panel
is a flat area containing electrical
circuit breakers
.
A
panel
may be one of several objects in
computer software
:
A
panel
is a
widget
commonly packaged as part of a
widget toolkit
for a
graphical user interface
. See
toolbar
and
dialog box
.
A
control panel
is also a folder in some graphical
operating system
interfaces that provide tools for configuring the system.
A
panel
is one element of a multi-element piece of
art
, such as a
triptych
, or a piece of
sequential art
such as a
graphic novel
or
comic strip
.
A
panel
is a longitudinal
statistical
study in which one group of individuals are interviewed at intervals over a given period of time.
The Panel
is an
Australian
television
talk show
.
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