desktop metaphor
German translation: Desktop-Metapher
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Desktop-Abbildung Explanation: I believe that "desktop metaphor" is a fancy new invention for the tried-and-true "desktop image". Hurrah for marketing! |
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Desktop-Metapher Explanation: see links Reference: http://www.artec.uni-bremen.de/field1/Workshop97/ Reference: http://www.zdnet.de/internet/artikel/wdm/9802/leitm-wf.htm |
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47 mins confidence:
Desktop Metaphor Explanation: please don't translate it, only explain it additionally, if necessary. It simulates a desk with folders etc. Ein Schreibtisch mit Ordnern wird auf dem Desktop simuliert Reference: http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.de/~hesse/VRKurzf.html |
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