desktop
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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
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
Craig Bellamy takes a seat at his desk and connects his laptop to a projector showing its contents on the opposite wall, the desktop background barely visible behind a maze of files and folders.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
After dinner, Nora sets up Skype on the desktop computer in the living room.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Vocabulary lists containing desktop
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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