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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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The researchers developed a physics based neural network that can run on a standard desktop computer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

This is especially important for your mobile and desktop operating systems, as well as your browser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Authorities searched his business in November 2019 and seized his desktop computer and other evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Please do not use Cowork or other desktop agents like OpenClaw unless you understand these risks.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The top of the desk was completely empty except for a shallow box filled with papers in one corner and a desktop computer in the other.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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