help
n. uncountablen. the act of making something easier for someone by doing part of their work. It can also mean the useful information you find in a computer menu.
n. assistance or support provided to make a task easier to complete. In a computing context, it refers to documentation or a system designed to assist users with software features.
I need some help with this heavy box.
If you are not sure how to save the file, click on the help button in the top corner.
The software includes an extensive help section that provides step-by-step instructions for troubleshooting common connectivity issues without needing to call technical support.
From Middle English help, from Old English help (“help, aid, assistance, relief”), from Proto-Germanic helpō (“help”), hilpiz, hulpiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälpe (“help”), West Frisian help (“help”), Cimbrian hölfe (“help”), Dutch hulp (“help”), German Hilfe (“help, aid, assistance”), Luxembourgish Hëllef (“help”), Mòcheno hilf (“help”), Vilamovian hyłf (“help”), Yiddish הילף (hilf, “help”), Danish hjælp (“help”), Faroese, Icelandic hjálp (“help”), Norwegian Bokmål hjelp (“help”), Norwegian Nynorsk hjelp, hjølp (“help”), Swedish hjälp (“help”).
From Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan (“to help, aid, assist, benefit, relieve, cure”), from Proto-West Germanic helpan, Proto-Germanic helpaną (“to help”), from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-, ḱelp- (“to help”). Cognate with North Frisian halep, heelpe, help (“to help”), Saterland Frisian hälpe (“to help”), West Frisian helpe (“to help”), Cimbrian hölfan (“to help”), Dutch helpen (“to help”), German helfen (“to help”), Low German helpen, hölpen, hülpen (“to help”), Luxembourgish hëllefen (“to help”), Yiddish העלפֿן (helfn, “to help”), Danish hjælpe (“to help”), Faroese, Icelandic hjálpa (“to help”), Norwegian Bokmål hjelpe (“to help”), Norwegian Nynorsk hjelpa, hjelpe (“to help”), Swedish hjälpa (“to help”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan, “to help”), Lithuanian šelpti (“to help, support”).