desktop
/ˈdɛsktɒp/ noun B2- The top surface of a desk.
- A desktop computer. · Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
- A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
- 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.
- The wallpaper of this interface. · For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.
Plural desktops
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