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Desktop

nounid 43249·updated May 18, 2026
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(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
background
plural
Desktops
possessive
Desktop's
pluralpossessive
Desktops'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
§2
the top of a desk
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
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