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desktop(dictionary)
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desktop publishing(dictionary)

desktop (iou)



desktop noun & adjective. Also desk-top, desk top. E20.
[from DESK + TOP noun1.]
A. noun.
The working surface of a desk. E20.
A desktop computer. colloq. L20.
Computing. The working area of a computer screen viewed as a representation of the top of a desk, used with icons resembling familiar office equipment. L20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of a size and nature suitable for use on a desk; esp. designating or pertaining to a microcomputer suitable for use on an ordinary desk. Also, able to be undertaken from a desk. M20.
desktop publishing the production of high-quality printed matter using a desktop computer and a laser printer.