computer concepts

desktop

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/ 

كامپيوتر روميزى

مثال: 

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

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD 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

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.]

information technology

information technology [noun]

the study or use of computers and electronic systems for storing and using information. Information technology is often simply called IT .

US /ɪn.fɚˌmeɪ.ʃən tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/ 
UK /ɪn.fəˌmeɪ.ʃən tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ 

فناوری اطلاعات

مثال: 

I like studying information technology.

من مطالعه ناوری اطلاعات را دوست دارم.

the study or use of computers and electronic systems for storing and using information. Information technology is often simply called IT .

معادل فارسی: 

فناوری اطلاعات

مثال انگلیسی: 

I like studying information technology.

من مطالعه ناوری اطلاعات را دوست دارم.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

information technology

inforˈmation techˌnology noun [uncountable]
  (abbreviation IT) the study or use of electronic processes for gathering and storing information and making it available using computers

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

information technology

inforˌmation techˈnology [information technology]       noun uncountable (abbr. IT)

the study or use of electronic equipment, especially computers, for storing and analysing information

• Recent advances in information technology have led to important changes in the operation of offices.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

infor ˌ mation tech ˈ nology noun [ U ] ( abbreviation IT )

the science and activity of using computers and other electronic equipment to store and send information

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

information technology
 N-UNCOUNT
 Information technology is the theory and practice of using computers to store and analyse information.
  ...the information technology industry.

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