desktop

A desktop traditionally refers to:

The surface of a desk (often to distinguish office appliances that fit on a desk, such as photocopiers and printers, from larger equipment covering its own area on the floor)

Desktop may refer to various computer terms:

Desktop computer, a personal computer designed to fit on a desk
Desktop metaphor, a style of graphical user interface modeled after a physical work surface
Desktop environment, software that provides a comprehensive computer user interface
.desktop file, providing configuration details for a program in a desktop environment
Remote desktop software, software that provides remote access to a computer's desktop
Client (computing), sometimes referred to as a desktop to distinguish the client from a server
Desktop (word processor), a program for the ZX Spectrum

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