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[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I think those are where the name "desktop" comes from, though that term now refers to other computer things.

I refer to them as "tower", "case" (which is technically just the shell and frame, but can include the contents), "computer", or "machine".

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