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work station
a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment. -
cp/m
an operating system widely used on microcomputers to enable a wide range of software from many suppliers to be run on them -
desktop publishing
Desktop publishing is the production of printed materials such as newspapers and magazines using a desktop computer and a laser printer, rather than using conventional printing methods. The abbreviation DTP is also used. -
expansion slot
(hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard. -
function key
a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out. -
hacker
a person, as an artist or writer, who exploits, for money, his or her creative ability or training in the production of dull, unimaginative, and trite work; one who produces banal and mediocre work in the hope of gaining commercial success in the arts: As a painter, he was little more than a hack.