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desktop mascot

noun

Etymology

Calque of Japanese デスクトップマスコット, from English desktop + mascot.

  1. derived from desktop

Definitions

  1. (A computer program that places) an interactive character on the desktop.

    • Snoopy is the general desktop mascot, but users can enjoy various characters, such as Woodstock for mail receipt confirmation, as well as a Snoopy alarm.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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