Editing Desk (section)

==Etymology==
The word "desk" originated from the Modern Latin word ''desca'' "table to write on", from the mid 14th century.<ref name=etymonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=help+desk%2F|title=Desk|publisher=Online Etymology|access-date=2012-05-17|archive-date=2014-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132904/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=help+desk%2F|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a modification of the Old Italian ''desco'' "table", from Latin ''discus'' "dish" or "disc".<ref name=MerriamWebster/> The word desk has been used figuratively since 1797.<ref name=etymonline/> A desk may also be known as a bureau, counter, [[davenport desk|davenport]], [[escritoire]], [[lectern]], reading stand, [[rolltop desk]], school desk, workspace, or [[writing desk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesaurus.com/browse/desk+?s=t%2F|title=Desk|publisher=Thesaurus.com|access-date=2012-05-17|archive-date=2017-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731231958/http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/desk+?s=t%2F|url-status=live}}</ref>