ɹᵻmˈoʊt dˈɛsktɑːp sˈɜːvɪsᵻz fˈɔːɹmɚli kˈɔːld tˈɜːmɪnəl sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɪz ɐ sˈɜːvɚbˈeɪst kəmpjˈuːɾɪŋ slˈæʃ pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən vˌɜːtʃuːəlᵻzˈeɪʃən kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌv mˈaɪkɹəsˌɑːft wˈɪndoʊz ðæt ɐlˈaʊz ɐ jˈuːzɚ tʊ ˈæksɛs ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz ænd dˈeɪɾə hˈoʊstᵻd ˌɔn ɐ ɹᵻmˈoʊt kəmpjˈuːɾɚɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ nˈɛtwɜːk.
Remote Desktop Services (formerly called Terminal Services) is a server-based computing/presentation virtualization component of Microsoft Windows that allows a user to access applications and data hosted on a remote computer over a network.