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desktop computer

Also known as desktop personal computer, desktops

personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location desk/table

AI overview

A desktop computer is a personal computer designed to stay in one place on a desk or table rather than be moved around. It matters because it provides a stationary, typically powerful computing setup for people who work or use a computer regularly from a fixed location.

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In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 957 inbound references to desktop computer, and connects out to computer tower, hard disk and central processing unit.

It is catalogued under topics including Classes of computers, Office equipment and Personal computers.

Vinony links it to 62 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: class of computers
Subclass of: home appliance
Has part: recording medium
Image: Terraflorin PC.jpg

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Unicode character: 🖥
Commons category: Desktop computers
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03180011-n

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Encyclopedic overview

A desktop computer system. It has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a computer tower. The computer tower contains the motherboard and processor.

A desktop computer, often abbreviated as desktop, is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed to a portable computer) due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard (a printed circuit board with a microprocessor as the central processing unit, memory, bus, certain peripherals and other electronic components), disk storage (usually one or more hard disk drives, solid-state drives, optical disc drives, and in early models floppy disk drives); a keyboard and mouse for input; and a monitor, speakers, and, often, a printer for output. The case may be oriented horizontally or vertically and placed either underneath, beside, or on top of a desk.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “desktop computer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.