Dictionary Definition
desktop
Noun
1 the top of a desk
2 (computer science) the area of the screen in
graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
[syn: background,
screen
background]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- The top surface of a desk.
- A desktop computer.
- The on-screen background containing icons and windows embedded in wallpaper.
Translations
the top surface of a desk
- German: Schreibtischfläche
a desktop computer
- German: Desktop-Computer
on-screen background
- Czech: plocha
- French: bureau
- German: Benutzeroberfläche , Arbeitsoberfläche
Adjective
- Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
- Of an application, converted to be carried out on a personal computer.
Extensive Definition
Desktop may refer literally to the surface of a
desk.
The information
technology term desktop may refer to:
- The area behind the windows in the desktop metaphor of computer user interfaces
- Desktop environment or software that provides a comprehensive computer user interface
- Desktop computer - An independent personal computer, as opposed to other forms of PCs, such as a mobile laptop or notebook
- A client piece of software is sometimes referred to as desktop to distinguish it from server
desktop in Catalan: Escriptori
desktop in German: Desktop
desktop in Spanish: Escritorio
(desambiguación)
desktop in French: Desktop
desktop in Korean: 데스크톱
desktop in Italian: Desktop
desktop in Dutch: Desktop
desktop in Turkish:
Desktop