desktop
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈdɛsktɒp/
:
ordenador de sobremesa (España)
- GIS software now runs on standard desktop personal computers, likely the sort currently used in schools.
- desktop computer
- laptops and desktops
- desktop PC
I love that this is a full size desktop keyboard with trackpad.
- I love that this is a full size desktop keyboard with trackpad.
- Yeah, either on the on the website, on desktop or also on iOS and Android.
- However, the expectations that people have of a desktop PC are changing.
- So we've got HEDT high end desktop CPU's in use for video editing.
- Or are there still a huge percentage of people who require a desktop for the power it gets?
- This is real desktop class applications.
- So I think people who get paid to do video work buy a desktop.
- It was a laptop video and I'm like professing my love for archaic desktop computers.
- So for the longest time I could only use an Apple desktop, the highest end iMac Pro, the Mac Pro.
- Now we are going to properly edit a video and Vimeo on the desktop.
- You want to have all the things that you can only get into sometimes a desktop PC.
- It's one store for Xbox, for modern and for desktop, not necessary for Xbox.
Examples
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Registration was done on a desktop computer by the registration chairperson.
Academic text (2015) -
However, the expectations that people have of a desktop PC are changing.
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Or are there still a huge percentage of people who require a desktop for the power it gets?
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Other times they were all huddled around the family desktop watching a movie or music video.
Academic text (2015) -
The choice of a desktop computer as opposed to a laptop device was deliberate.
Academic text (2001) -
Several participants downloaded the book on multiple devices, such as a desktop computer and a cell phone.
Academic text (2012) -
Plants and regional sites should have desktop PCs connected to the Internet via a firewall.
Academic text (2002) -
Every participant worked individually at a desktop computer with headphones.
Academic text (2015) -
Images from SVHS videotapes were transferred to a desktop computer and separated into frames from a Panasonic AG-DS850 videocassette.
Academic text (2011) -
She prefers working on her desktop because of its larger screen and better performance.
Synonyms
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1.8
A small computer for one person to use at home or work
43
2.4
A small machine one person uses to work, study, or play
10
1.7
A computer for use at a desk with a separate screen, keyboard, and mouse
2
4.7
A small computer for one person that uses a small chip to run programs
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.7
Making printed items like brochures and newsletters on a computer with special software
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Desktop comes from desk and top, meaning a machine that sits on the top of a desk. So a desktop computer is one made to stay on your desk, not to be carried like a laptop.