Xerox PARC

Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope
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Short for Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Xerox PARC is a research center in Palo Alto, California, USA that began operations in 1970 and continues research and development today. Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) and its researchers developed numerous technologies that are widely used today. For example, the GUI (graphical user interface), Ethernet, and laser printing are examples of some developments.

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