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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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Users will still be able to read e-books they have already downloaded, and their accounts and their Kindle Library will remain accessible on its mobile and desktop app.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Luke Michel has already lived through two technology overhauls in his career, first desktop publishing in the 1980s and online publishing later on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In fact, it was a remote desktop application that enabled Lam and his conspirators to transfer 4,000 bitcoins to themselves, Stratton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Agents are already being used widely in software development, and this year we are seeing the rise of desktop agents that can control data, apps, and communications on a computer.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

As I stepped into the room, I witnessed something that I’d never seen before: a couple of dozen Colored women sitting at desks, typing on Monroe or Friden desktop calculating machines.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson