What is the difference between a helpdesk and a service desk?

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  1. Banglalion

    “A helpdesk focuses on restoring a broken service, such as a failed login or a crashed application. A service desk takes a broader view, treating IT as a service to the business and aligning requests with business needs. Many small organizations use the terms interchangeably.”

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