DESKTOP Definition & Meaning

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desktop

[ desk-top ]

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adjective

small or compact enough to fit or be used on a desk:
a desktop calendar.

noun

the surface of a desk.
Computers.
1. Also called desktop computer. a computer that is not portable, often consisting of a CPU, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Compare laptop.
2. the primary display screen of a graphical user interface, on which various icons represent files, groups of files, programs, or the like, which can be moved, accessed, added to, put away, or thrown away in ways analogous to the handling of file folders, documents, notes, etc., on a real desk.

desktop

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noun

the main screen display on a personal computer, from which windows may be opened and programs run
modifier denoting a computer system, esp for word processing, that is small enough to use at a desk

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Origin of desktop¹

First recorded in 1925–30; desk + top ¹

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Some of these deals, and in particular for grocery store customers, often require desktop or app users to create an online account or to link their existing membership number with an online profile.

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“The internet has evolved from desktop to mobile, from mobile to social, and now we are entering the immersive era,” Vlassopulos said in a statement.

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Goods like smartphones, desktop computers and tablets are now incurring tariffs for the first time, while taxes on others have climbed higher.

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