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Desktop PC

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

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ground

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A conducting path from an electrical circuit to earth or to a conducting body serving in place of earth, usually used as a safety device.

grounding

Computer; Desktop PC

The connection of sections of an electrical circuit to a common conductor, called the ground, which serves as the reference for the other voltages in the circuit. The ground conductor on installed ...

group1

Computer; Desktop PC

A collection of elements that can be treated as a whole, such as a collection of records in a database report or a collection of objects that can be moved and transformed as a single object in a ...

group2

Computer; Desktop PC

In a drawing program, to transform a number of objects into a group.

groupware

Computer; Desktop PC

Software intended to enable a group of users on a network to collaborate on a particular project. Groupware may provide services for communication (such as e-mail), collaborative document ...

guest

Computer; Desktop PC

A common name for a login account that can be accessed without a password. BBSs and service providers often maintain such an account so that prospective subscribers can sample the services offered.

guru

Computer; Desktop PC

A technical expert who is available to help solve problems and to answer questions in an intelligible way.

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