Definitions for Desktop
ˈdɛskˌtɒpdesk·top

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desktopnoun

   the top of a desk

2. background, desktop, screen backgroundnoun

   (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desktopnoun

   The top surface of a desk.

2. desktopnoun

   A desktop computer.

3. desktopnoun

   The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

4. desktopadjective

   Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.

5. desktopadjective

   Of an application, converted to be carried out on a personal computer.

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1. desktop

   A desktop refers to a personal computer designed to fit comfortably on a typical desk. They have larger storage capacity and greater computing power than laptops, tablets, and smartphones. They typically consist of various parts such as the system unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. It can also refer to the main screen of a graphical user interface on a computer or a smartphone from which various applications and functions are accessed.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desktop

   The surface of a desk.

   The desktop was clean, neat and tidy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Science
   • Screen
   • Top

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Desktop' in Nouns Frequency: #2276

How to pronounce Desktop?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Desktop in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Desktop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Desktop in a Sentence

1. Marc Neveu:

   We didnt compute the high tides and low tides that each of the five moons experienced at the same time every few hours for 4.5 billion years to do that right, it would take about 20 years on a desktop computer.

2. Sundar Pichai:

   Search traffic on mobile phones have now surpassed desktop traffic worldwide.

3. Stephen Nigro:

   We’ve made it very clear that it was more of an industrial-type machine 3D printer, there was a lot of, ‘don’t you guys get this [consumer] desktop trend? There you go again HP, you don’t get it.' But we were really clear in our convictions that the market wasn’t there with the current technology.

4. Surojit Chatterjee:

   More than 40 million Indians are coming online every year, and search is an integral part of their online journey, from seasoned desktop shoppers to first-time users with entry-level smartphones, we hope this new shopping experience will make finding what people are looking for just a little bit easier.

5. King Digital:

   The sequential decrease in MUUs was reflected in both Web and mobile, but at a greater rate of decline on Web, which we believe is due to a continuing decline in overall Facebook desktop users.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Desktop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desktop
3. ^ ChatGPT
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