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121Desktop metaphor — The desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users more easily interact with the computer.[1] The desktop metaphor treats the monitor of a computer as if it i …
122Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
123Du Fu — This is a Chinese name; the family name is 杜 (Dù). Du Fu (杜甫) There are no contemporaneous portraits of Du Fu; this is a later artist s impression. Born 712 D …
124Wheaton College (Illinois) — This article is about the college in Illinois. For the college of the same name in Massachusetts, see Wheaton College (Massachusetts). Wheaton College Motto Christo et Regno Ejus Motto in English For Christ and His Kingdom …
125bureau — [[t]bjʊ͟əroʊ[/t]] (The usual plural in British English is bureaux. The usual plural in American English is bureaus.) 1) N COUNT: oft in names A bureau is an office, organization, or government department that collects and distributes information …
126Scriptorium — Scriptorium, [ Scriptorium , from the medieval Latin script , scribere (to write), where orium is the neuter singular ending for adjectives describing place.] literally a place for writing , is commonly used to refer to a room in medieval… …
127GPO telephones — The United Kingdom s General Post Office (GPO) had a number of telephones that were provided by them for connection to their exchanges. Until 1982 the GPO had a monopoly on the provision of all telephones within the UK and so the range was… …
128Interactive fiction — Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as… …
