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Vinony

desktop

noun

  1. top of a desk
  2. type of computer
  3. visual metaphor in computing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsktɒp/ / [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] / [ˈdɛskˌtɒp]

adj

Etymology: From desk + top.

  1. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
  2. Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.

    “desktop browser”

noun

Etymology: From desk + top.

  1. The top surface of a desk.
  2. A desktop computer.

    “Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.”

  3. A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
  4. The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

    “I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.”

    “Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]”

  5. The wallpaper of this interface.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.”