English Dictionary

desktop

/ˈdɛsktɒp/

noun

The top surface of a desk. / (computing) A desktop computer. / (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.

I placed my laptop on the desktop.

意味（1）

The top surface of a desk.

意味（2）

(computing) A desktop computer.

Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.

意味（3）

(computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.

意味（4）

(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.

意味（5）

(computing, graphical user interface, synecdoche) The wallpaper of this interface.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.