desktop

Syllables: desk·top/ˈdɛsktɒp/

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Australia[ˈdɛskˌtɔp]

desktop noun: the top surface of a desk.

Noun

desktop (plural desktops)

The top surface of a desk.
A desktop computer.
- Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
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 […]1994, Linda Mui, Valerie Quercia, X User Tools, page 312
The wallpaper of this interface.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

Adjective

desktop (not comparable)

Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
- desktop browser

desktop meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

desktop in Hindi

डेस्कटॉप, डेस्कटोप

desktop in Tamil

மேசைத்தளம்

desktop in Marathi

a desktop computer: डेस्कटॉप ḍeskaṭŏp

desktop in Urdu

ڈیسک ٹاپ, ڈیسٹاپ

More languagesFewer languages

desktop in Bengali: ডেস্কটপ ḍeskṭop
desktop in Telugu: డెస్క్టాప్, డెస్క్ టాప్
desktop in Malayalam: ഡെസ്ക്ടോപ്പ്, ഡെസ്ക് ടോപ്പ്
desktop in Kannada: ಗಣಕದ ಮುಂದಿನ ತೆರೆ, ಮುಂತೆರೆ
desktop in Punjabi: ਡੈਸਕਟਾਪ, ਡੈਸਕਟੌਪ
desktop in Gujarati: ડેસ્કટોપ, ડેસ્કટૉપ, ડેક્સટોપ
desktop in Odia: ଡେସ୍କଟପ୍, ଡେସ୍କଟପ
desktop in Nepali: डेस्कटप, डेक्सटप, डेस्कटोप
desktop in Arabic: سَطْح الْمَكْتَب saṭḥ al-maktab
desktop in Malay: atas meja, komputer meja
desktop in Indonesian: desktop
desktop in Thai: พื้นโต๊ะ, คอมพิวเตอร์ตั้งโต๊ะ
desktop in Vietnamese: máy tính để bàn, hình nền

Examples of desktop in a sentence

Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.
There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.
I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.

All 40 example sentences with desktop

Forms of desktop

plural	desktops

Plural of desktop: desktops

Origin of desktop

From desk + top.

Words formed from desktop

Phrases with desktop

Questions about desktop

What does desktop mean?: Desktop means the top surface of a desk.
What is desktop in Hindi?: Desktop in Hindi is डेस्कटॉप, डेस्कटोप. See Desktop meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is desktop?: Desktop can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce desktop?: Desktop is pronounced /ˈdɛsktɒp/.
What is the plural of desktop?: The plural of desktop is desktops.

Words near desktop in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: desktop (page history and authors); desktop (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desktop (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ডেস্কটপ (Bengali) (page history and authors); desktop (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desktop (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desktop (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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