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English
Etymology From desk top
Pronunciation
Noun desktop (plural desktops
The top surface of a desk.
Coordinate terms: benchtop tabletop
( computing ) desktop computer .
Coordinate terms: laptop palmtop Laptops are often more expensive than desktops .
( computing ) ( computing , graphical user interface ) 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 .
1994 X User Tools , page 312 :Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop [ …]
( computing , graphical user interface , synecdochically ) wallpaper of this interface.
Derived terms
Translations the top surface of a desk
a desktop computer
Catalan: sobretaula (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 桌上電腦 / 桌上电脑 ( coek3 soeng6 din6 nou5 )
Mandarin: 桌機 / 桌机 ( zhuōjī ) , 檯式機 / 台式机 ( táishìjī ) or 枱式機 / 枱式机 ( táishìjī ) , 台式机 ( táishìjī ) ( mainland China ) , 檯式電腦 / 台式电脑 枱式電腦 / 枱式电脑 台式电脑 ( táishì diànnǎo ) ( mainland China ) , 桌上型電腦 / 桌上型电脑 (zh) ( zhuōshàngxíng diànnǎo ) ( Taiwan ) , 桌面電腦 / 桌面电脑 ( zhuōmiàn diànnǎo ) ( Taiwan )
Dutch: desktop (nl) m
Finnish: pöytätietokone
German: Desktop-Computer m
Greek: επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής m ( epitrapézios ypologistís )
Hungarian: asztali számítógép (hu)
Icelandic: borðtölva f
Irish: ríomhaire deisce m
Japanese: デスクトップコンピューター ( desukutoppu konpyūtā ) , デスクトップ (ja) ( desukutoppu )
Korean: 데스크톱 컴퓨터 ( deseukeutop keompyuteo ) , 데스크톱 ( deseukeutop )
Lithuanian: darbalaukis
Malay: komputer meja
Marathi: डेस्कटॉप m ( ḍeskaṭŏp )
Portuguese: desktop (pt) m computador de mesa (pt) m computador de secretária (pt) m
Russian: насто́льный компью́тер (ru) m ( nastólʹnyj kompʹjúter )
Slovak: stolný počítač desktop
Swedish: skrivbordsdator (sv) c
Thai: คอมพิวเตอร์ตั้งโต๊ะ
Turkish: masaüstü bilgisayar
Vietnamese: máy tính để bàn (vi)
Volapük: tabanünöm
Adjective desktop (not comparable )
Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.( computing ) application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer .
desktop browser
Derived terms
Translations designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture
computing: of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer
Dutch
Etymology Borrowed from English desktop
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈdɛsk.tɔp/ Hyphenation: desk‧top
Noun desktop m plural desktops diminutive desktopje n
( computer hardware ) desktop ( graphical user interface )
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from English desktop
Pronunciation
Noun desktop m invariable
( computing ) desktop lo sfondo del desktop ― desktop wallpaper
Further reading desktop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from English desktop
Pronunciation
Noun desktop m plural desktops
( computing ) desktop computer ( computer of a size designed to be used on a desk )
Synonym: computador de secretária ( computing ) desktop ( the main graphical user interface of an operating system )
Synonym: área de trabalho
Romanian
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from English desktop
Noun desktop n plural desktopuri
desktop computer
Declension