Synonyms for desktop
ˈdɛskˌtɒpdesk·top

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1. desktopnoun

   the top of a desk

   Synonyms:
   background, screen background

2. background, desktop, screen backgroundnoun

   (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, screen background, background knowledge, background, backdrop, ground

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Science
   • Screen
   • Top

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1. List of paraphrases for "desktop":

   desktops, dashboard, at-your-desk, desk, dt, tabletop, desk-top

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1. Chicago Tribune:

   I was just taught very early that if I didn’t solve problems, I was headed for a very dark path. Problems were everywhere. Now even if there are no problems, I look for problems. I’m like, you know what? I don’t like the way this spoon works. I want to design a new spoon. Or I don’t like the way my phone integrates with my desktop; I want to come in and talk to my computer.

2. Steve Jobs:

   The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade.

3. Olga Vasileva:

   The design of desktop Wikipedia [ has ]... not seen any substantive changes for the past 10 years, leaving certain elements of the site's navigation feeling clunky and overwhelming.

4. Gian Fulgoni:

   Fairly early on it became clear that desktop e-commerce would likely underperform our expectations while mobile commerce was poised to over perform.

5. David Hill:

   Passive viewing is still children's number one activity, whether it's a video game, or laptop or desktop computer, children are still sitting.