desktop

== English == === Etymology === From desk +‎ top. === Pronunciation === enPR: dĕskʹ-tŏp, IPA(key): /ˈdɛsktɒp/ (Australian) IPA(key): [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] (UK) IPA(key): [ˈdɛskˌtɒp] (US) IPA(key): [ˈdɛskˌtɑp] Hyphenation: desk‧top === Noun === desktop (plural desktops) The top surface of a desk. Coordinate terms: benchtop, tabletop, countertop (computing) A desktop computer. Coordinate terms: laptop, palmtop (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes. (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper. (computing, graphical user interface, synecdochic) The wallpaper of this interface. For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === desktop (not comparable) 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. desktop browser ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == 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 computer (graphical user interface) main graphical user interface of a system ==== Synonyms ==== (main graphical user interface): bureaublad == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English desktop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdɛskˈtɔp/ Hyphenation: desk‧tòp IPA(key): (proscribed) /ˌdɛksˈtɔp/ Rhymes: -ɔp === Noun === desktop m (invariable) (computing) desktop (visible user interface) Synonym: scrivania (literally “desk”) lo sfondo del desktop ― desktop wallpaper desktop computer Synonyms: fisso, computer fisso, PC fisso Coordinate term: portatile === References === === 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) Synonyms: ambiente de trabalho, área de trabalho === Further reading === “desktop”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “desktop”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English desktop. === Noun === desktop n (plural desktopuri) desktop computer ==== Declension ====