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remote desktop

n. (context computing English) A real-time network mirroring of one computer's graphical display onto another computer (with or without knowledge of the mirrored computer's user, with or without shared mouse & keyboard interaction.) Also, a specific program that accomplishes that mirroring.

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Remote desktop (disambiguation)

Remote desktop or Remote Desktop may refer to:

  • Desktop sharing
  • Remote desktop software
    • Apple Remote Desktop
    • Remote Desktop Connection, formerly Remote Desktop, a Microsoft Windows component
    • Remote Desktop Services, or simply Remote Desktop, a Windows Server component

Usage examples of "remote desktop".

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