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Remote desktop software
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<p> In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, the term remote desktop refers to a <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a>- or <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> feature that allows a <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computer</a>'s <a href="/facts/Desktop_environment/VXBpMWnG">desktop environment</a> to be run remotely from one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> or a <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphone</a>), while being displayed on a separate <a href="/facts/Client_(computing)/u0wlVsWI">client device</a>. Remote desktop applications have varying features. Some allow attaching to an existing user's <a href="/facts/Login_session/plmwnSNU">session</a> and "remote controlling", either displaying the remote control session or blanking the screen. Taking over a desktop remotely is a form of remote administration. </p>