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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

Authorities searched his business in November 2019 and seized his desktop computer and other evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

He narrowed the organizational focus to fit neatly inside a 2×2 grid—consumer and pro, desktop and laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

I circle around the bank of desktop computers and inch past the end tables stocked with titles recommended for Pride Month.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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