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   desktop
   [adj] - designed for use on a desk or table 2. [n] - the top of a desk
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=desktop
   
   
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   Desktop
   The background which is located behind the application windows. The Desktop can be altered by changing the wallpaper or background.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
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   desktop
   The screen background for a GUI such as Mac OS or Windows on which windows, icons, and dialogue boxes appear.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
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   desktop
   noun the top of a desk
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=desktop
   
   
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   desktop
   screen background noun (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=desktop
   
   
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   Desktop
   Desktop refers to the surface of a desk. The term has been adopted as an adjective to distinguish office appliances (such as photocopiers and printers) which can be fitted on top of a desk, from larger equipment covering its own area on the floor. Desktop may also refer to: ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop
   
   
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   desktop
   
   1. the top of a desk
   2. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
   
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   Desktop
   Generally considered to mean the confluence of a work location, a desk area and a computing device, distinct from a lab, which may have many computing devices. Intended to refer to one computing device, PC or workstation, which uses one network connection.
   Found op http://www.nacs.uci.edu/network/network-glossary.html
   
   
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   desktop
   In computing, a graphical representation of file systems, in which applications and files are represented by pictures (icons), which can be triggered by a single or double click with a mouse button. Such a graphical user interface can be compared with the command line interface, which is character-b...
   Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0044448.html
   
   
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    desktop
    1. (operating system) In a WIMP graphical user interface, the visual representation of a real desktop (the top surface of a piece of furniture) with documents, folders and a rubbish bin arranged on it. The user manipulates files on the computer by using a mouse to click and drag their representatio...
    Found op http://foldoc.org/desktop
    
    
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    Desktop
    No, not the thing your keyboard and mouse are sitting on, but rather the main screen on your monitor where you find your icons, background wallpaper and maybe your screensaver.
    Found op http://www.majorgeeks.com/glossary.php?id=4
    
    
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    desktop
    1) Arrangement of icons 2) Computer site 3) It may have shortcuts 4) Kind of publishing 5) Office computer 6) Pc place 7) Place for a computer 8) Top 9) Top side 10) Type of publishing 11) Upper side 12) Upside
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/desktop/1
    
    

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