desktop

English

Etymology

desk +‎ top.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕskʹ-tŏp, IPA: /ˈdɛsktɒp/, X-SAMPA: /"dEsktQp/
• (Australia) IPA: [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɔp]
• (UK) IPA: [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɒp]
• (US) IPA: [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɑp]
• Hyphenation: desk‧top

Noun

desktop (plural desktops)

1. The top surface of a desk.
2. (computing) A desktop computer.

   Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.

3. (computing) 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.

Translations

the top surface of a desk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 桌面 (cmn) (zhuōmiàn)

• German: Schreibtischfläche (de) f
• Greek: επιφάνεια εργασίας (el) (epifáneia ergasías) f

• Japanese: 机の上 (ja) (tsukue no ue)
• Korean: 탁상 (ko) (taksang)
• Malay: atas meja (ms)
• Russian: столешница (ru) (stoléšnica) f
• Turkish: masa üstü (tr)

a desktop computer

• Dutch: desktop (nl) m
• German: Desktop-Computer (de) m
• Greek: επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής (el) (epitrapézios ypologistís) m
• Icelandic: borðtölva (is) f

• Japanese: デスクトップコンピューター (ja) (desukutoppu konpyūtā)
• Korean: 데스크톱 (ko) (deseukeutop)
• Malay: komputer meja (ms)
• Russian: настольный компьютер (ru) (nastól'nyj komp'júter) m
• Turkish: masaüstü bilgisayar (tr) c

on-screen background

• Arabic: سَطْح ﭐلْمَكْتَبِ (ar) (saTH il-maktabi)
• Czech: plocha (cs) f
• Dutch: bureaublad (nl) n, desktop (nl) m
• Esperanto: labortablo (eo)
• French: bureau (fr) m
• German: Benutzeroberfläche (de) f, Arbeitsoberfläche (de) f
• Greek: επιφάνεια εργασίας (el) (epifáneia ergasías) f
• Icelandic: skjáborð (is) n

• Japanese: デスクトップ (ja) (desukutoppu)
• Korean: 바탕 화면 (ko) (batang hwamyeon)
• Macedonian: работна површина (mk) (rábotna pov'ršina) f, работен простор (mk) (ráboten próstor) m
• Polish: pulpit (pl) m
• Russian: рабочий стол (ru) (rabóčij stol) m
• Spanish: escritorio (es) m
• Turkish: masaüstü (tr) c

Related terms

• palmtop
• laptop

Adjective

desktop (not comparable)

1. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
2. (computing) Of an application, converted to be carried out on a personal computer.

Derived terms

• desktop computer
• desktop environment
• desktop metaphor
• desktop publishing

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Dutch

Etymology

From English desktop.

Noun

desktop m (plural desktops, diminutive desktopje)

1. (computer hardware) desktop computer
2. (graphical user interface) main graphical user interface of a system

Synonyms

• (main graphical user interface): bureaublad

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

desktop m (invariable)

1. (computing) desktop (computer; visible user interface)