desktop Definition
desk·top (-täp′)
noun
- the top, or working surface, of a desk
- a desktop microcomputer
adjective
designating or of a piece of equipment, as a microcomputer, designed to be used on a desk or table
desktop Usage Examples
Possessives
imac: From the iMac's desktop, select File, Fine and type Mac OS ROM and click on Find.
Converse of object
- customize: In addition a Tutor will have the technical ability to install programs and customize the desktop and the browser settings to suit the student.
- connect: Remote Display Control shows actions on a Pocket PC on the monitor of a remotely connected desktop or laptop.
Adjective modifier
- managed: All Windows machines in Forrest Hill had now been converted to managed desktops.
- virtual: Using this configuration, end users connect to a virtual desktop on the company's application servers, which all run VNC server.
- remote: The setup used dual monitors so that both remote desktops were displayed simultaneously on full screens.
- NT: Double click on the ballad icon on the NT desktop to start the program.
- extended: Slim screen surround ( bezel ) - allows screens to be positioned closely side-by-side for an extended multi-screen desktop.
- multiple: The solutions are: have most of them completely covered by other windows, have most of them iconified, or have multiple desktops.
Modifies a noun
- wallpaper: Then change your desktop wallpaper by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on your current wallpaper.
- PC: Tools for Schools has a good supply of desktop PCs.
- publishing: This package is more suited to desktop publishing, which will benefit us greatly.
- computer: My first PDA was more powerful then my first desktop computer 10 years ago.
- shortcut: Follow the onscreen prompts to setup your desktop shortcut.
- icon: Turn on your computer and wait until you see the Macintosh desktop icons.
Noun used with modifier
- dual-core: However, Intel and AMD are now working, slowly but surely, to introduce dual-core desktops and notebooks into the enterprise.
- linux: It took less then 10 minutes to set up both my linux desktop and windows laptop with the software.
- PC: Computing Services then aims to provide a reliable and consistent PC desktop for every student using any lab PC.
- default: The default desktop operating system is currently Windows XP Professional.
- computer: Upon system start-up, users are presented with comfortable access to ten, instead of just one, computer desktops.
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