desktop

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UK [ˈdɛskˌtɒp] US [ˈdɛskˌtɔp]

noun 5adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

better, cluttered, new, old

I need to organize my cluttered desktop before my boss sees the mess.

VERB + DESKTOP

add, beat, create, file, files, made, personalize, unclutter

I created a new folder on my desktop to organize all my work documents.

DESKTOP + NOUN

browser, computer, image, shortcut, wallpaper

I changed my desktop wallpaper to a beautiful mountain landscape last week.

PREP.

on, onto, out, than, up, with

I organized all my files on the desktop so I could find them easily.

Definitions

noun

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.

Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]

The wallpaper of this interface.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

adj

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

Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.

desktop browser

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user

background

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.

Wiktionary

I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.

Wiktionary

Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]

Wiktionary

desktop browser

Wiktionary

I created a shortcut on the desktop.

Tatoeba · #2160

I used a photo of my dog for my desktop wallpaper.

Tatoeba · #39460

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