Desktop meaning
The top of a desk.
noun
The area of a display screen where images, windows, icons and other graphical items appear.
noun
The top, or working surface, of a desk.
noun
The background to the icons of a GUI screen display.
noun
A desktop microcomputer.
noun
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Designating or of a piece of equipment, as a microcomputer, designed to be used on a desk or table.
adjective
(1) Synonymous with desktop computer. For example, the phrase "the IT department supports 150 desktops" means it is responsible for maintaining 150 user computers. In such cases, laptop computers may be counted as desktop computers.
(computing) A desktop computer.
Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
noun
Designed for use on a desk or table.
A desktop telephone; a desktop computer.
adjective