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German term or phrase:	Arbeitsplatz (on Mac)
English translation:	desktop
Entered by:	Hermien Desaivre

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11:43 Apr 1, 2010

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks / Apple vs Windows terminology

German term or phrase: Arbeitsplatz

A previous Kudoz entry tells me that in Windows this is *My Computer*. What is it in Apple? I get *Desktop*, but I cannot find enough confirmation. Is this correct? One source said it might be HD.

Das Telefon erscheint als Wechseldatenträger auf dem *Arbeitsplatz*.

Hermien Desaivre KudoZ activity Questions: 144 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 17 South Africa
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desktop

Explanation:
Positive. Every new drive shows up on Apple's desktop.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-01 13:06:43 GMT)
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There is no equivalent to the "my computer" "place" in Windows. Apple shows the name of the main hard drive on the desktop together with all the other installed drives. Depending on your installation, it can have different names, the most common being: "Macintosh HD".

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-01 13:10:17 GMT)
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So...to summarize, new drives show up in two places: on the desktop and under the "devices" list that opens up when clicking on the main hard drive on the desktop (normally named "Macintosh HD").

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A.C0RSlNl
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desktop

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desktop

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Asker: Hmm, thank you - a friend who uses Apple was sure it had to be Desktop. Thanks.

Asker: Thank you, this is definitely the answer I was looking for.

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