desktop
IPA: dˈɛsktɑp
noun
- The top surface of a desk.
- (computing) A desktop computer.
- (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
- (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
- (computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.
adjective
- Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
- (computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
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Examples of "desktop" in Sentences
- The desktop edition is the flagship product.
- Give it a few quarters and mobile will outdistance desktop.
- Does the removal process rearrange the icons on the desktop
- It is the default text editor of the Xfce desktop environment.
- The hybrid was developed as the heart of the new 9825 desktop computer.
- By desktop, I mean a computer that cannot feasibly be used as a laptop.
- Hence the static configuration for the wireless connection on the desktop.
- Workbench is the native graphical desktop environment for the Amiga computer.
- The XPS line is considered the start of the Gaming Desktop Computer Industry.
- The clusters are presented to the user through the Desktop metaphor of Folders.
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