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Desktop PC

Any personal computing system that is small enough to be used at a desk.

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drop-down menu

Computer; Desktop PC

A menu that drops from the menu bar when requested and remains open without further action until the user closes it or chooses a menu item.

drop in

Computer; Desktop PC

To read a spurious signal during a data read/write operation, producing erroneous data.

drop out

Computer; Desktop PC

To lose the signal momentarily during a data read/write operation, thus producing erroneous data.

drum

Computer; Desktop PC

A rotating cylinder used with some printers and plotters.

drum plotter

Computer; Desktop PC

A plotter in which paper is wrapped around a large revolving drum, with a pen that moves back and forth at the uppermost point on the drum. The paper is rolled with the drum to align the correct ...

drum scanner

Computer; Desktop PC

A type of scanner where the medium being scanned, such as a sheet of paper, is rotated around a stationary scan head.

dry run

Computer; Desktop PC

Running a program intended to have a dramatic effect, such as formatting a disk or printing a book,with the effect disabled, thus avoiding formatting a disk with data on it or wasting paper.

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