Difference between revisions of "Docking"

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*The act of moving an application, through "[[drag and drop]]", to the "dock" (taskbar) in MacOS is called "docking".
 
*The act of moving an application, through "[[drag and drop]]", to the "dock" (taskbar) in MacOS is called "docking".
  
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Latest revision as of 14:59, June 23, 2016

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".