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English noun: desktop

1. desktop (location) the top of a desk


Broader (hypernym)top, top side, upper side, upside

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


Synonymsbackground, screen background


Broader (hypernym)CRT screen, screen


Domain categorycomputer science, computing









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