helpdesk
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a variation of
help desk.
help desknouna service or department providing information or assistance, especially about computers.
Example Sentences
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Despite using Lovable itself, helpdesk software provider Zendesk doesn’t see it as a threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the time, Okta said its U.S. customers were reporting a consistent pattern of attacks where hackers impersonated a victim firm's employees and convinced their information technology helpdesk into providing them duplicate access.
From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2023
But then, they actually took over the IT helpdesk software to take over the actual mouse movements of the operators in the control room.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2022
One adult called Siri, resident in the UK, has previously told the BBC that she received quite a lot of jokes from people about her name, including one from an Apple helpdesk employee.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2021
It was impossible for helpdesk avatars to leave their cubicles, but I found other ways to pass the time.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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