computer
The standard definition of a computer applies:
"An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program."
However, in IT Asset Management, the term covers all kinds of computer, including:
- desktop workstations
- laptops, notebooks, and netbooks
- mainframes and servers
- virtual machines
- various kinds of remote device that are capable of running software applications downloaded through systems like VDI.