Compare These. The Good The inventive Touch Bar streamlines work and saves clicks, and Apple has improved almost every part of the thinner, lighter MacBook Pro, including a larger touchpad, faster components and a flatter keyboard. iPhone's Touch ID is handy on the Mac, too.
Part of the Personal computing glossary: In the Apple OS X operating system , the dock is a user-modifiable row of function or application icon s that appear on the computer desktop so that the user can find and select any of them quickly.
dock something from something. to withhold money from an amount due to someone. I will have to dock this from your paycheck. The boss docked ten dollars from my monthly pay. See also: dock. in the dock. On trial, especially in a criminal case. For example, The accused stood in the dock through the entire proceeding. This expression employs dock in the sense of an enclosed place for the defendant in a court of law, a usage dating from the late 1500s, and is used even in American courts where no such enclosure exists. See also: dock. in dock 1 (of a ship) moored in a dock. 2 (of a person) not fully fit and out of action. British informal 3 (of a vehicle) in a garage for repairs. See also: dock. in the dock under investigation or scrutiny for suspected wrongdoing or harm caused. British. In a court of law, the dock is the enclosure where the defendant stands during a trial. 1995 Times For once, Britain was not in the dock as others took the heat. See also: dock