Look up: desktop

1. desktop
   [adj] - designed for use on a desk or table 2. [n] - the top of a desk
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2. Desktop
   The background which is located behind the application windows. The Desktop can be altered by changing the wallpaper or background.
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3. desktop
   a software package program that facilitates the layout of graphical entities,graphs,and diagrams for talks Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a software package program that facilitates the definition of the typography of a publication,its layout,pasting,a...
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4. desktop
   The screen background for a GUI such as Mac OS or Windows on which windows, icons, and dialogue boxes appear.
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5. desktop
   noun the top of a desk
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6. desktop
   screen background noun (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
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7. 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: ...
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8. desktop
   
   • the top of a desk
   • (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
   
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9. 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.
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10. 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-based
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11. 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...
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