What is the pedestal that comes with some L-shaped desks?

A pedestal is a drawer tower that mounts under the desk surface or sits as a freestanding mobile unit beside it — the standard box/box/file configuration has two small box drawers at the top for supplies and one deep hanging file drawer below for letter- or legal-size folders, all in a 15-inch-wide unit. Pedestals can be positioned under the main surface, under the return, or at the corner depending on where you need storage access. Mobile pedestals on locking casters can be repositioned as needed. At FindOfficeFurniture.com, some L-desk configurations include a pedestal while others offer it as an add-on — call 888-719-4960 to confirm what's included with a specific model.