desktop

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A desktop computer.

   Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.

2. 2
   noun

   The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

   I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.

3. 3
   noun

   The wallpaper of this interface.

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

4. 4
   adj

   Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.

   desktop browser

5. 5
   noun

   (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

6. 6
   noun

   the top of a desk

7. 7
   noun

   The top surface of a desk.

8. 8
   noun

   A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.

Etymology

From desk + top.