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desktop

/'dɛsktɑp/

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noun
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
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background screen background

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crt screen screen
noun
the top of a desk
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top top side upper side upside

Definition that contains desktop

close cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
cascade arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
workstation a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
rolodex (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers