Gotcha, inventors of computer terms! When you decorate your desktop with something colorful and beautiful, should you not call it tablecloth? Why do you call it wallpaper? Now you confess that the desktop is actually a vertical plane like a wall! Confused? Okay, many people like to decorate their desktop with graphics called wallpaper (a totally non-essential thing) This way you can personalize your computer Since your personal taste is reflected here, be very careful in selecting your wallpaper If you have bad taste, other people around your computer will be able to see it!
A graphic used to cover the "desktop" or background of a graphical user interface such as Windows and Netscape The wallpaper usually serves no purpose other than to improve the appearance of your workspace
In Windows, an image or pattern used as a background in a window You can change the wallpaper to Windows from within the Control Panel/Desktop icon settings
Wallpaper is the background on a computer screen. pre-installed wallpaper images. to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room = paper. Ornamental and utilitarian covering for walls made from long sheets of paper that have been stenciled, painted, or printed with abstract or narrative designs. Wallpaper developed soon after the introduction of papermaking to Europe in the late 15th century, originally as a substitute for tapestry, painted cloth, and wood paneling, and the first wallpapers were esteemed for the cleverness with which they mimicked the more costly wall coverings. In the 18th century, designs such as chintz patterns and stripes began to express the medium's decorative possibilities. In the mid-19th century, the wallpapers of William Morris, featuring stylized, naturalistic patterns, created a revolution in wallpaper design. Plastic coating now improves wallpaper's durability and maintenance
The picture or image that sits on your desktop behind your shortcuts Calnique may be set to save as your wallpaper for easy viewing when the program is closed
The background on your desktop You can select a background from bitmaps and HTML documents included in Windows 98, or you can choose from your own files
A decorative image used on the Desktop as a backdrop To change the wallpaper, user in Windows 95 and 98 can right mouse click on the desktop and choose properties