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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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It has been longer since Apple updated its desktop models, the Mac Studio, Mac Mini and iMac.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

In the arrest raid, investigators seized multiple devices from his bedroom, including laptops, desktop computers, hard drives and USB storage devices.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The new superchip will power a line of laptops and desktop computers with 24-hour battery life available to purchase from this fall from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Nvidia already sells the DGX Spark, a desktop workstation for artificial-intelligence engineers that costs $4,699, but the upcoming announcement may be for reasonably-priced PCs.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

It was pretty crappy as far as logic and puzzle games were concerned, and nowhere near as good as the games on her old desktop, but it was better than not playing anything at all.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

The Nvidia chip will be released in the fall, and will power desktops from companies including Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

RTX Spark-powered laptops and desktops, made by the likes of Dell and Lenovo, will be available this autumn, Nvidia said.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

In the 1970s, Banatao joined gatherings of the Homebrew Computer Club, a band of hobbyists and tinkerers that included Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and others who envisioned machines that could perch on desktops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

Once students started using desktops from prison classrooms, he pre-loaded academic articles onto thumb drives they could explore offline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2025

But the Windows-enabled PCs and Apples made it possible for individuals to author their own content right from their desktops in digital form.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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