- The operating system user interface, which is designed to represent an office desk with objects on it Rather than physical telephones, lamps, in/out baskets, etc , the operating system desktop uses program and data icons, windows, taskbars, and the like There are many different desktop environments available for GNU/Linux, including KDE, GNOME, and X11, that can be installed by a user (Also, see GUI, Window manager and X Window System )
Personal computer (PC) that sits on a user's desk End users' PCs must conform to a certain configuration if they are to perform specific PeopleSoft functions, such as data entry, viewing data and reporting The Project Office is responsible for specifying this configuration Also a metaphor for the on-screen computing environment that includes the screen background and the windows, icons, documents and tools that appear on it See Workstation
A metaphor for the on-screen computing environment A computer desktop includes the screen background, icons, and windows visible on the computer screen
The area on your computer screen on which icons for your hard drive, files, disks, and applications appear Often items which are downloaded from the Web land on your Desktop
The empty space on your screen when all windows are closed, containing My Computer, Recycle Bin, and several program shortcuts The Desktop is actually an invisible folder called Desktop Folder You can move files and folders to the Desktop for easy access
This is the screen you see after you successfully login to the Enrollment Server It contains icons and/or toolbars that provide links to the computer applications you commonly use
A desktop system is a computer designed to sit in one position on a desk somewhere and not move around Most general purpose computers are desktop systems Calling a system a desktop implies nothing about its platform The fastest desktop system at any given time is typically either an Alpha or PowerPC based system, but the SPARC and PA-RISC based systems are also often in the running Industrial strength desktops are typically called workstations
Desktop computers are a convenient size for using on a desk or table, but are not designed to be portable. When launched, the Macintosh was the smallest desktop computer ever produced
Your computer screen when no applications are open When a file is saved to the desktop, you will be able to see it there on the screen when no other applications are running or windows are open
a computer display area that represents the kinds of objects one might find on a real desktop, such as documents, a phonebook, reference sources, writing tools, and project folders
Generally considered to mean the confluence of a work location, a desk area and a computing device, distinct from a lab, which may have many computing devices Intended to refer to one computing device, PC or workstation, which uses one network connection
A work environment provided by a graphical user interface, generally including a video monitor background, a screen saver, and one or more taskbars and icons
The screen background By default, several icons are placed on the desktop: a folder icon representing your home directory, a dumpster icon, several application icons, and an icon for each peripheral you have installed You can place other icons on the desktop so that you can access them more easily
The desktop displays icons and menus that allow you to run programs and use a file system without directly using the command language of the operating system, as in Microsoft Windows The desktop is part of a graphical user interface, where icons, menus and dialog boxes on the screen represent programs, files, and options on your computer
The Desktop is the full-screen display where all Windows activity takes place The Desktop is supposed to be the computer equivalent of a real desktop, where you place everything you are currently working on Of course, the analogy tends to break down a little, because the Windows Desktop not only contains your current work, communications programs (the equivalent of a phone and fax) and various tools you need for your work, it also contains a waste basket (the Recycle Bin), filing cabinets and more
The working environment on the computerÑthe menu bar and the gray area on the screen The user can have a number of documents on the desktop at the same time At the OS level, the desktop displays the Trash icon and the icons (and windows) of volumes that have been mounted
The Windows 95 screen, on which the Start button, Taskbar, My Computer and Recycle Bin icons appear by default Application windows, icons, and dialog boxes also appear on the desktop area
A roll-top desk is a desk which has a wooden cover which can be pulled down over the writing surface when the desk is not being used
desk top
Turkish pronunciation
desk tôp
Pronunciation
/ˈdesk ˈtôp/ /ˈdɛsk ˈtɔːp/
Etymology
[ 'desk ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, modification of Old Italian desco table, from Latin discus dish, disc; more at DISH.