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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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On the other side are the companies that buy that memory and build it into things they sell: game consoles, phones, laptops and the components inside a desktop computer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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

Several years later, as Zuckerberg sought to transition Facebook’s desktop users to a new mobile app, he put Bosworth in charge of figuring out how to do the same for its advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She is now worried this means she won't even be able to run a pop-up under the new rules, calling the process "desktop analysis" and claiming no-one from the council visited the site.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Someone returned her pencil to her desktop, but Emily was too mortified to move or say thanks.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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