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To make maximum use of extended memory on Intel 80386 processors, by transforming it into expanded memory and upper memory blocks accessible to DESQview and other real-mode programs, Quarterdeck developed a sophisticated memory manager.
hotel employee at the reservation desk (US & UK: receptionist) closet: any small room (esp. Northern England, Scotland, & Ireland); hence water closet, a room containing a flush toilet, later the toilet itself a private chamber for retirement in secret; (come out of the closet) to reveal what was secret (especially in relation to homosexuality)
hotel reservation desk worker (US: clerk) see also concierge: front desk employee in business establishments, organisations, or hospitals recess (time) remission or suspension of business or procedure pause between classes at school (UK: break, playtime, Lunchtime) redcap a military police officer a baggage porter (as at a train station)
Bargueño desk; Bench desk; Bible box; Bonheur du jour; Bureau à gradin; Bureau brisé; Bureau capucin; Bureau Mazarin; Bureau plat, see Writing table; Butler's desk; Campaign desk; Carlton house desk; Carrel desk; Cheveret desk; Computer desk; Credenza desk; Cubicle desk; Cylinder desk; Davenport desk; Desk and bench; Desk on a chest; Desk on ...
A computer desktop, with various folders and files visible The computer interface is a conceptual metaphor of a writing desk.. In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer. [1]
Like most laptops, some all-in-one desktop computers are characterized by an inability to customize or upgrade internal components, as the systems' cases do not provide convenient access to upgradable components, and faults in certain aspects of the hardware may require the entire computer to be replaced, regardless of the health of its ...
See also References External links A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) A dedicated video bus standard introduced by INTEL enabling 3D graphics capabilities; commonly present on an AGP slot on the motherboard. (Presently a historical expansion card standard, designed for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard (and considered high-speed at launch, one of the last off-chip parallel ...
Desk; c. 1765; mahogany, chestnut and tulip poplar; 87.3 x 92.7 x 52.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer.