desktop
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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
The researchers developed a physics based neural network that can run on a standard desktop computer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
When desktop publishing arrived in the 1980s, he was a graphic designer using triangles and rubber cement.
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
"Why not decorate your desktop with a school bus made from a brick!"
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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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