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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/ 
Example: 

a desktop computer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

desktop

desktop /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

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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.]