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 nounhelp-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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“Help desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20desk. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.
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