FACEPLATE

faceplate

(noun) a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

faceplate (plural faceplates)

A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.

A rigid flat surface that has an active role in the interaction of a device with an operator or user.

Anagrams

• alefacept

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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