desktop
The top surface of a deskThe top surface of a desk.
» The default color of the desktop's background is blue.
Die Arbeitsplatzhintergrund ist standardmäßig blau.
Die voreingestellte Farbe des Arbeitsplatzhintergrundes ist blau.
Meaning
5 sensesThe top surface of a desk.
Schreibtischfläche
столе́шницаstoléšnica
the top of a desk
A desktop computer.
Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
Desktop-Computer
насто́льный компью́терnastólʹnyj kompʹjúter
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.
Benutzeroberfläche, Arbeitsoberfläche
рабо́чий столrabóčij stol
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
The wallpaper of this interface.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.
Examples
33 sentencesThe default color of the desktop's background is blue.
deDie Arbeitsplatzhintergrund ist standardmäßig blau.
I need to unclutter my desktop.
Мені треба розчистити свій робочий стіл.
A laptop is better than a desktop.
Ноутбук кращий за стаціонарний комп'ютер.
ruНоутбук лучше стационарного компьютера.
deEin Laptop ist besser als ein Desktoprechner.
Add a shortcut to the desktop.
ruДобавь ярлык на рабочий стол.
Of course desktops are more efficient.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From desk + top.From desk + top.
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Forms
plural: desktopsSynonyms
2 synonyms- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear:backgroundscreen background