Editing Pizza-box form factor (section)

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{{short description|Style of computer or other device case}}

[[File:Apple Museum (Prague) Macintosh LC (1990) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Macintosh LC]] with the common setup of the monitor placed on top of it]]

In [[computing]], a '''pizza box''' is a style of [[computer case|case]] design for [[desktop computer]]s or [[network switch]]es. Pizza box cases tend to be wide and flat, normally {{convert|1.5|to|4|in|cm|0|disp=or}} in height, resembling [[pizza box|pizza delivery boxes]] and thus the name. This is in contrast to a [[computer tower|tower]] system, whose case height is much greater than the width and has an "upright" appearance. In modern usage, the term "pizza box" is normally reserved for very flat cases with height no more than {{convert|2|in}}, while those taller than 2 inches are referred to as ''desktop'' cases instead.

The common setup of a pizza box system is to have the [[display monitor]] placed directly on top of the case, which serves as a [[podium]] to elevate the monitor more towards the user's eye level, and to have other [[peripheral]]s placed in front and alongside the case. Occasionally, the pizza box may be laid on its sides in a tower-like orientation.