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  • noun Alternative spelling of help desk.

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  • noun a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network

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Examples

  • If it is down then I call the helpdesk which is not what the helpdesk wants.

    Planet SUSE 2009

  • I will only buy DELL … Sure their indian helpdesk is crap .. but I work in IT and I never have a problem with them ..

    Dear Mr. Dell « BuzzMachine 2005

  • If you have any question feel free to call the helpdesk or email me directly.

    E-mail Levity kludge 2009

  • If you have any question feel free to call the helpdesk or email me directly.

    Archive 2009-02-01 kludge 2009

  • They called the helpdesk and asked if I could let them back into the building because the door locked behind them.

    miss-k2 Diary Entry miss-k2 2008

  • Unfortunately in corporate situations, everyone has to call the helpdesk/service desk to get most things done due to desktop lockdown policies.

    20 Things I Learned From Tech Support kludge 2007

  • The approach will enhance education and other realms when experts and lay people must interact such as when a novice user calls a helpdesk for a particular application or device.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "If you're faced with a problem, you're more likely to call a helpdesk than search for the answers in a manual," he said.

    ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News 2010

  • Other times the employee is just reacting too fast by calling the helpdesk and probably could take a few moments to solve the problem on their own.

    The most recent articles from Computing 2010

  • "For most IT organizations, the helpdesk is the primary end-user-facing organization, so if end users are not satisfied with it, then it will have a negative effect on the IT organization," he points out.

    Enterprise Strategies 2009

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