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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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He pointed to laptop production being slower than usual and demand for desktop computers looking “particularly weak.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Apple is releasing new, higher-priced models of its Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktop machines featuring faster chips for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The site, which can be accessed on desktop or as a mobile app, has over 200 million monthly active users, and is popular with gamers.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The staff member involved has been reprimanded, and the obituary files have been moved off the studio desktop to prevent a repeat incident.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Then a technician comes in, pushing a small device the size of a desktop computer printer on a trolley.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

When consumers moved from laptops and desktops to smartphones about 15 years ago, it produced a crisis in Silicon Valley.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Cybersecurity startup Ent has raised $100 million in seed funding to help companies gauge unusual behavior on desktops, laptops and other devices, shutting down potential data risks at lightning speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

RTX Spark-powered laptops and desktops, made by the likes of Dell and Lenovo, will be available this autumn, Nvidia said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Once students started using desktops from prison classrooms, he pre-loaded academic articles onto thumb drives they could explore offline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

Sprawled on the floor, standing around in small groups, or sitting on desktops, they were leafing through old newspapers, looking for the editorial pages.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements




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