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desktop

noun
/ˈdɛsktɒp//ˈdɛskˌtɒp/UK/ˈdɛskˌtɑp/US

Etymology

From desk + top.

  1. inherited from *tuppaz✻ — “braid, pigtail, end”
  2. inherited from *topp✻
  3. inherited from topp — “top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”
  4. inherited from top
  5. compounded as desktop — “desk + top”

Definitions

  1. The top surface of a desk.

  2. A desktop computer.

    • Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.

  3. A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons,…

      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.
      • 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 […]

    2. The wallpaper of this interface.

      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

    3. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.

    4. Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.

      • desktop browser

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desktop. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA