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'''Docking''' is the action, occurring during a [[drag and drop]], when the object being moved jumps to an edge or slot. This helps the user to know that the action may be completed by releasing the [[mouse button]].
In the computer field, '''docking''' can refer to two things.
*A '''docking station''' is a hardware device that one can plug a laptop into, that provides high-quality and high-bandwidth access to such things as hard-wired network connections, large external disk drives, larger display screens, better keyboards, etc. As laptops have become more powerful and self-sufficient, docking stations have become less common.
*The act of moving an application, through "[[drag and drop]]", to the "dock" (taskbar) in MacOS is called "docking".
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