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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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The researchers developed a physics based neural network that can run on a standard desktop computer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Last week, OpenAI announced that it was combining its ChatGPT desktop app, coding tool Codex and browser into one “superapp.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Please do not use Cowork or other desktop agents like OpenClaw unless you understand these risks.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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

Luckily, her eyes travel to my desktop background.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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