desktop mascot

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese デスクトップマスコット, from English desktop + mascot.

Noun

desktop mascot (plural desktop mascots)

1. (Japan) (A computer program that places) an interactive character on the desktop.

   Hypernyms: desktop toy, desktop accessory

   • 2001, Dai Nihon insatsu kabushiki kaisha, editor, Annual Report‎^[1]:

     Snoopy is the general desktop mascot, but users can enjoy various characters, such as Woodstock for mail receipt confirmation, as well as a Snoopy alarm.

Translations

interactive character on the desktop

• Japanese: デスクトップマスコット (desukutoppu masukotto)