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desktop definition

desk·top (-täp′)

noun

  1. the top, or working surface, of a desk
  2. a desktop microcomputer

adjective

designating or of a piece of equipment, as a microcomputer, designed to be used on a desk or table

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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.

Adjective modifier

  • managed: All Windows machines in Forrest Hill had now been converted to managed desktops.

Modifies a noun

  • wallpaper: Then change your desktop wallpaper by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on your current wallpaper.

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.
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