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desktop [noun] (COMPUTING)

( also desktop computer ) a type of computer that is small enough to fit on the top of a desk

US

/ˈdesk.tɑːp/

UK

/ˈdesk.tɒp/

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a desktop computer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

desktop

desk‧top /ˈdesktɒp $ -tɑːp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. the main area on a computer where you can find the ↑icons that represent programs, and where you can do things to manage the information on the computer
2. the top surface of a desk

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

desktop

desk·top [desktop desktops] [ˈdesktɒp] [ˈdesktɑːp] noun

1. the top of a desk

2. a screen on a computer which shows the icons of the programs that can be used

3. = desktop computer

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

desktop / ˈdesk.tɒp / / -tɑːp / noun (COMPUTING)

B2 [ C ] a view on a computer screen that contains icons (= small symbols or pictures) representing files, programs, and other features of the computer:

The menu bar with its windows is one of the features of the desktop.

B2 [ C ] ( also desktop computer ) a type of computer that is small enough to fit on the top of a desk

→ Compare laptop , notebook (COMPUTER) , palmtop

desktop adjective [ before noun ]

a desktop device/printer/system

desktop / ˈdesk.tɒp / / -tɑːp / noun [ C usually singular ] (FURNITURE)

the top of a desk

desktop adjective [ before noun ]

a desktop device/printer/system

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

desktop

[de̱sktɒp]
desktops
also desk-top
1) ADJ: ADJ n Desktop computers are a convenient size for using on a desk or table, but are not designed to be portable.
When launched, the Macintosh was the smallest desktop computer ever produced.
2) N-COUNT A desktop is a desktop computer.
3) N-COUNT The desktop of a computer is the display of icons that you see on the screen when the computer is ready to use.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

desktop

²desktop adj always used before a noun
1 : of a size that is suitable to be used on a desk or table
• a desktop computer
2 : done using a personal computer
• She is working on a desktop video project.
• Do you have any experience in desktop publishing? [=the use of a computer to design and produce magazines, books, etc.]