Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; 
- Example: "he checked the instrument panel"- Example: "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"[syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board, board, panel]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
control panel
    n 1: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface
         that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling
         other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument
         panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
         [syn: control panel, instrument panel, control board,
         board, panel]