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desktop (1) See desktop computer.(2) A buzzword attached to some of the first personal computer applications in the 1980s that were previously performed on larger computers, such as desktop publishing and desktop mapping. (3) The screen background in Windows, Mac or other graphical user interface (GUI). The desktop is covered with "wallpaper," which makes no sense until you realize that the screen is vertical like a wall, not horizontal like the top of a desk. The Desktop Can Be a Laptop! Since every computer, whether stationary or portable, has a screen background, the term often refers to a user's machine in general. "The system services 500 desktops" means 500 client machines, whether desktops, laptops or netbooks.
desktop denoting a computer system, esp for word processing, that is small enough to use at a desk desktop [′desk‚täp] (computer science) In a graphical user interface, a screen on which frequently used software resources are represented by icons.
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