A desk is a furniture form and a class of table often used in a school or office setting for reading or writing on or using a computer. Desks often have one or more drawers to store office supplies and papers. Unlike a regular table, usually only one side of a desk is suitable to sit on (though there are some exceptions, such as a partners desk). Not all desks have the form of a table. For instance, an armoire desk is a desk built within a large wardrobe-like cabinet, and a portable desk is light enough to be placed on a person's lap. Since many people lean on a desk while using it, a desk must be sturdy. Desk were first made from wood, but are slowly being converted to into harder materials that last longer.

Contents

• 1 Early desks
• 2 Industrial era
• 3 Steel desks
• 4 Student desks
• 5 Influence of computers
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌtʃ

hutch (plural hutches)

1. A cage in which a rabbit or rabbits are kept.
   • 1960, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, chapter 16,

     To reach the courtroom, on the second floor, one passed sundry sunless county cubbyholes: the tax assessor,... the circuit clerk, the judge of probate lived in cool dim hutches that smelled....

2. A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed

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• Furniko Office Furniture Systems
  furniko.pl
  Manufacturer of reception desks, call centers and conference tables through distributors in Poland.
• Neal Zimmerman and Associates AIA
  atworkathome.com
  Design, built-ins and furniture for home offices. Connecticut, USA.
• Lemca
  lemca.it
  Manufacturer of computer holder trolleys, bookcases, office furniture, and writing desks.