help desk

noun

plural help desks

: a department or person that provides assistance and information usually for electronic or computer problems

Adding a work account is easier than it used to be, but if you're a technophobe, or if your company requires special security settings, call your help desk.—

Jeremy Caplan

—often hyphenated when used before another noun

help-desk questions

Pleas to reset forgotten passwords account for half of help-desk calls to Web sites, says RSA Security.—

Victoria Murphy Barret

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This encourages them to call to a help desk, which then convinces them to pay up. —

Umar Shakir, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024 This can take the form of external customers calling up service centers or filing tickets, or even internal help desk customers. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 People already at an airport usually go to an in-person help desk — but lines are long when there’s widespread disruptions. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 The app marketplace is extensive, with plug-ins for external sales channels on social media, accounting tools, help desk tools, and even access to other sellers. —

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