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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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Corning makes the glass for notebook computers, desktop monitors, televisions, and other information display applications.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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

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

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

Then, I looked from left to right on the desktop.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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