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desktop
- /ˈdɛsktɒp/
- [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] Australia
- [ˈdɛskˌtɒp] UK
- [ˈdɛskˌtɑp] US
Where it comes from
From desk + top.
noun desktops
- The top surface of a desk.
- A desktop computer. Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
- A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
- 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.
- The wallpaper of this interface. For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.
adjective
- Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
- Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer. desktop browser
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: background, screen background, documentary, bureau, screen, desk, dashboard, computational, laptop, computer, workstation, table, computing, tabletop, dispatch, electronic
Translations
Every language
noun the top surface of a desk
| Español | escritorio, sobremesa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탁상 taksang |
| 日本語 | 机の上 tsukue no ue |
| 中文 | 桌面 zhuōmiàn |
| Deutsch | Schreibtischfläche |
| Ελληνικά | επιφάνεια εργασίας epifáneia ergasías |
| Русский | столе́шница stoléšnica |
noun a desktop computer
| 한국어 | 데스크톱 컴퓨터 deseukeutop keompyuteo, 데스크톱 deseukeutop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | デスクトップパソコン desukutoppu pasokon, デスクトップ desukutoppu |
| 中文 | 桌機 /桌机 zhuōjī, 檯式機 /台式机 or 枱式機 /枱式机 táishìjī, 檯式電腦 /台式电脑 or 枱式電腦 /枱式电脑 |
| Português | desktop, computador de mesa, computador de secretária |
| Deutsch | Desktop-Computer |
| Italiano | computer fisso, calcolatore fisso, elaboratore fisso, ordinatore fisso, computatore fisso, computiere fisso |
| Ελληνικά | επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής epitrapézios ypologistís |
| Русский | насто́льный компью́тер nastólʹnyj kompʹjúter |
| Tiếng Việt | máy tính để bàn |
noun on-screen background
| Español | escritorio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바탕화면 batanghwamyeon, 배경화면 baegyeonghwamyeon |
| 日本語 | デスクトップ desukutoppu |
| 中文 | 桌面 zhuōmiàn |
| Português | ambiente de trabalho, área de trabalho, desktop |
| Français | bureau |
| Deutsch | Benutzeroberfläche, Arbeitsoberfläche |
| Ελληνικά | επιφάνεια εργασίας epifáneia ergasías |
| Русский | рабо́чий стол rabóčij stol |
| Tiếng Việt | hình nền |
| العربية | سَطْح الْمَكْتَب saṭḥ al-maktab |
Talk about this word "desktop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desktop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desktop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desktop "desktop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desktop.Cite this
@misc{desktop_2026,
title = {desktop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desktop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
