desktop
The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons,…The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
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» The default color of the desktop's background is blue.
Die Arbeitsplatzhintergrund ist standardmäßig blau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Die voreingestellte Farbe des Arbeitsplatzhintergrundes ist blau. — brauchinet
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By meaning 3
Examples
33 sentencesThe default color of the desktop's background is blue.
deDie Arbeitsplatzhintergrund ist standardmäßig blau. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I need to unclutter my desktop.
Мені треба розчистити свій робочий стіл. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
A laptop is better than a desktop.
Ноутбук кращий за стаціонарний комп'ютер. — aandrusiak
ruНоутбук лучше стационарного компьютера. — shanghainese
deEin Laptop ist besser als ein Desktoprechner. — Yorwba
Meaning
5 sensesThe 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 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
More meanings 2
The wallpaper of this interface.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.
A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
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
Word family
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