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webtop

noun

Etymology

Blend of Web + desktop.

  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”
  6. compounded as webtop — “Web + desktop”

Definitions

  1. Integration of desktop office-productivity applications with Web-based information and…

    Integration of desktop office-productivity applications with Web-based information and application delivery.

    • Web services are on the rise, favoring the "webtop" over the desktop in much new development.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for webtop. 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