panel
n 1: a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: {jury}]
3: (law) a group of people summoned for jury service
4: a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan
or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
5: a pad placed under a saddle
6: (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical
user interface that appears in order to request
information from the user; after the information has been
provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or
`cancel' [syn: {dialog box}]
7: an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters
for controlling electrical devices; "he checked the
instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a
Christmas tree" [syn: {control panel}, {instrument panel},
{control board}, {board}]
v 1: decorate with panels, as of walls or ceilings
2: select from a list, as of prospective jurors [syn: {empanel},
{impanel}]