desktop

English

Etymology

desk +‎ top

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕskʹ-tŏp, IPA: /ˈdɛsktɒp/, 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.
3. (computing) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

Translations

the top surface of a desk

Chinese: Mandarin: 桌面 (zh) (zhuōmiàn) German: Schreibtischfläche (de) f.

Greek: επιφάνεια εργασίας (el) f. Korean: 탁상 (ko) (taksang) Russian: столешница (ru) (stoléšnica) f.

a desktop computer

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

Korean: 데스크톱 (ko) (deseukeutop) 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) f. Icelandic: skjáborð (is) n.

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: arka plan (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. inv.

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