Desktop - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdesktɑːp|  American pronunciation of the word desktop
Brit.  |ˈdesktɒp|  British pronunciation of the word desktop

noun

- the top of a desk
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear (syn: background)

Extra examples

The desktop was covered with books and stacks of papers.

He created a new folder on his desktop.

She is working on a desktop video project.

Microsoft can bundle Windows NT at discounted prices with its popular desktop application programs.

Users can dock a laptop to their desktop setup.

The signal was digitalized and recorded on the hard disk of a desktop personal computer for later offline analysis.

Word forms

noun
singular: desktop
plural: desktops
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