English edit

Etymology edit

desk +‎ top.

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Noun edit

desktop (plural desktops)

  1. The top surface of a desk.
    Coordinate terms: benchtop, tabletop
  2. (computing) A desktop computer.
    Coordinate terms: laptop, palmtop
    Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
  3. (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
  4. (computing, graphical user interface) 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.
    • 1994, Linda Mui, Valerie Quercia, X User Tools, page 312:
      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 []
  5. (computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.

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Adjective edit

desktop (not comparable)

  1. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
  2. (computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
    desktop browser

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Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English desktop.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛsk.tɔp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: desk‧top

Noun edit

desktop m (plural desktops, diminutive desktopje n)

  1. (computer hardware) desktop computer
  2. (graphical user interface) main graphical user interface of a system

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛsk.top/
    • Rhymes: -ɛsktop
    • Hyphenation: dèsk‧top
  • IPA(key): (proscribed) /ˈdɛk.stop/

Noun edit

desktop m (invariable)

  1. (computing) desktop (visible user interface)
    lo sfondo del desktopdesktop wallpaper

Further reading edit

  • desktop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

desktop m (plural desktops)

  1. (computing) desktop computer (computer of a size designed to be used on a desk)
    Synonym: computador de secretária
  2. (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
    Synonym: área de trabalho

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

Noun edit

desktop n (plural desktopuri)

  1. desktop computer

Declension edit