English
Detailed Synonyms for desktop in English
desktop:
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the desktop
– (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear 1the background; the desktop; the screen background– (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear 1 -
the desktop
– the top of a desk 1 -
the desktop
– The work area on a computer screen that simulates the top of an actual desk. The desktop contains the Recycle Bin and other icons (shortcuts to programs, files, folders, and various types of documents such as letters, reports, or pictures) that you can arrange on the electronic desktop just as you would arrange real objects on top of a desk. 2the desktop– The work area on a computer screen that simulates the top of an actual desk. The desktop contains the Recycle Bin and other icons (shortcuts to programs, files, folders, and various types of documents such as letters, reports, or pictures) that you can arrange on the electronic desktop just as you would arrange real objects on top of a desk. 2