help desk helpdesk | a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network |
reference consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
desk | a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments |
desk phone | a telephone set that sits on a desk or table |
reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
lectern reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
reception desk | a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received |
writing desk | a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top) |
writing desk | a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface |
frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system frame of reference reference system reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
reference denotation extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to, he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes |
inertial reference frame inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
address computer address reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
reference book reference reference work book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
desk dictionary collegiate dictionary | an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand |
reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
mention reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone, she made frequent mention of her promotion, there was no mention of it, the speaker made several references to his wife |
anatomical reference anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
reference point point of reference reference | an indicator that orients you generally, it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved |
reference source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to, he carried an armful of references back to his desk, he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
city desk city room | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news |
sports desk | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news |
desk clerk hotel desk clerk hotel clerk | a hotel receptionist |
desk officer | a military officer who is not assigned to active duty |
desk sergeant deskman station keeper | the police sergeant on duty in a police station |
epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
reference cite | refer to, he referenced his colleagues' work |
desk-bound deskbound | restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity |