Dictionary

desktop en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈdɛskˌtɑp] (US)
• [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] (Australia)
• [ˈdɛskˌtɒp] (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛsktɒp/
• dĕskʹ-tŏp

Etymology

From desk + top.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
2. (not-comparable) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
   • desktop browser

Deriveds

desktop metaphor · desktop environment · desktop computer · desktop accessory · desktop publishing · desktop toy · desktop mascot

Translations (5)

pl biurkowy (designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture) · hu asztali (computing: of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer) · pl przeglądarkowy (computing: of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer) · hu íróasztali (designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture) · hu asztali (designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture)

desktop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈdɛskˌtɑp] (US)
• [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] (Australia)
• [ˈdɛskˌtɒp] (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛsktɒp/
• dĕskʹ-tŏp

Etymology

From desk + top.

Meanings

1. The top surface of a desk.
2. A desktop computer.
   • Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
3. A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
4. The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
   • Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […] 1994, Linda Mui, Valerie Quercia, X User Tools, page 312:
   • I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.
5. The wallpaper of this interface.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

Forms

Coordinates

tabletop · benchtop · palmtop · laptop · countertop

Deriveds

nondesktop · crash to desktop · desktop calendar · desktop organizer · remote desktop · desktop publishing · crash-to-desktop · desktop publisher · virtual desktop · desktop organiser · webtop · multidesktop · deskbar · desknote · desktop mascot · personal online desktop · nettop · desktop picture

Translations (101)

fi pöytätietokone (a desktop computer) · vi máy tính để bàn (a desktop computer) · is skjáborð (on-screen background) · sk pracovná doska (the top surface of a desk) · sv skrivbordsdator (a desktop computer) · mr डेस्कटॉप (a desktop computer) · is borðtölva (a desktop computer) · nl desktop (a desktop computer) · ko 배경화면 (on-screen background) · mk работна површина (on-screen background) · el επιφάνεια εργασίας (the top surface of a desk) · de Desktop-Computer (a desktop computer) · az iş masası (on-screen background) · cs plocha (on-screen background) · sk stolová doska (the top surface of a desk) · cmn 桌面 (on-screen background) · th พื้นโต๊ะ (the top surface of a desk) · fr bureau (on-screen background) · pt computador de mesa (a desktop computer) · cmn 桌機 /桌机 (a desktop computer) · tr masaüstü bilgisayar (a desktop computer) · hu asztal (on-screen background) · cmn 桌上型電腦 /桌上型电脑 (a desktop computer) · pl biurko (on-screen background) · cmn 台式电脑 (a desktop computer) · th คอมพิวเตอร์ตั้งโต๊ะ (a desktop computer) · scn carculaturi fissu (a desktop computer) · it computer fisso (a desktop computer) · ru столе́шница (the top surface of a desk) · scn scannaturi (the top surface of a desk) · fi työtaso (the top surface of a desk) · ko 데스크톱 (a desktop computer) · scn desktop (on-screen background) · ru рабо́чий стол (on-screen background) · tr masaüstü (the top surface of a desk) · scn computer fissu (a desktop computer) · pl komputer stacjonarny (a desktop computer) · de Benutzeroberfläche (on-screen background) · hu munkaasztal (on-screen background) · pt computador de secretária (a desktop computer) · ca sobretaula (a desktop computer) · fi työpöytä (on-screen background) · el επιφάνεια εργασίας (on-screen background) · id desktop (on-screen background) · pl pulpit (on-screen background) · de Schreibtischfläche (the top surface of a desk) · vo tabanünöm (a desktop computer) · cmn 檯式機 /台式机 or 枱式機 /枱式机 (a desktop computer) · ja デスクトップ (on-screen background) · hu asztalfelület (the top surface of a desk) · ar سَطْح الْمَكْتَب (on-screen background) · yue 桌上電腦 /桌上电脑 (a desktop computer) · sh radna površina (on-screen background) · cmn 桌面 (the top surface of a desk) · ga ríomhaire deisce (a desktop computer) · it computiere fisso (a desktop computer) · it ordinatore fisso (a desktop computer) · nl bureaublad (on-screen background) · es escritorio (on-screen background) · de Arbeitsoberfläche (on-screen background) · pl blaszak (a desktop computer) · ja 机の上 (the top surface of a desk) · sk desktop (a desktop computer) · ca escriptori (the top surface of a desk) · it elaboratore fisso (a desktop computer) · tr masaüstü (on-screen background) · hu dolgozóasztal/munkaasztal felülete (the top surface of a desk) · eo labortablo (on-screen background) · it calcolatore fisso (a desktop computer) · ca escriptori (on-screen background) · cmn 桌面電腦 /桌面电脑 (a desktop computer) · es sobremesa (the top surface of a desk) · pt desktop (on-screen background) · scn tàvulu di travagghiu (on-screen background) · cmn 檯式電腦 /台式电脑 or 枱式電腦 /枱式电脑 (a desktop computer) · scn scannaturi (on-screen background) · ms komputer meja (a desktop computer) · pt desktop (a desktop computer) · ko 데스크톱 컴퓨터 (a desktop computer) · pl blat biurka (the top surface of a desk) · sk plocha (on-screen background) · sk stolný počítač (a desktop computer) · ga deasc (on-screen background) · ru насто́льный компью́тер (a desktop computer) · it computatore fisso (a desktop computer) · vi hình nền (on-screen background) · pt área de trabalho (on-screen background) · ko 바탕화면 (on-screen background) · cmn 台式机 (a desktop computer) · sv skrivbord (on-screen background) · ja デスクトップパソコン (a desktop computer) · ko 탁상 (the top surface of a desk) · es escritorio (the top surface of a desk) · ms atas meja (the top surface of a desk) · el επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής (a desktop computer) · hu asztali számítógép (a desktop computer) · pt ambiente de trabalho (on-screen background) · ja デスクトップ (a desktop computer) · nl desktop (on-screen background) · mk работен простор (on-screen background) · lt darbalaukis (a desktop computer)