# desktop
## English
### Etymology

From desk +‎ top.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: dĕskʹ-tŏp, IPA: /ˈdɛsktɒp/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: [ˈdɛskˌtɔp]
* (UK) IPA: [ˈdɛskˌtɒp]
* (US) IPA: [ˈdɛskˌtɑp]
* Hyphenation: desk‧top

### Noun

desktop (plural desktops)
* The top surface of a desk.
    Coordinate terms: benchtop, tabletop
* (computing) A desktop computer.
    Coordinate terms: laptop, palmtop
    Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.
* (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
* (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
    I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.
** 1994, Linda Mui, Valerie Quercia, X User Tools, page 312:Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]
* (computing, graphical user interface, synecdochically) The wallpaper of this interface.
** For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.

#### Derived terms

* crash-to-desktop
* crash to desktop
* deskbar
* desknote
* desktop calendar
* desktop mascot
* desktop organiser
* desktop organizer
* desktop picture
* desktop publisher
* desktop publishing
* multidesktop
* nettop
* nondesktop
* personal online desktop
* remote desktop
* virtual desktop
* webtop

#### Translations
### Adjective

desktop (not comparable)
* Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
* (computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
    desktop browser

#### Derived terms

* desktop accessory
* desktop computer
* desktop environment
* desktop mascot
* desktop metaphor
* desktop publishing
* desktop toy

#### Translations
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English desktop.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛsk.tɔp/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: desk‧top

### Noun

desktop m (plural desktops, diminutive desktopje n)
* (computer hardware) desktop computer
* (graphical user interface) main graphical user interface of a system

#### Synonyms

* (main graphical user interface): bureaublad

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛsk.top/
** Rhymes: -ɛsktop
** Hyphenation: dèsk‧top
* IPA: (proscribed) /ˈdɛk.stop/

### Noun

desktop m (invariable)
* (computing) desktop (visible user interface)
    lo sfondo del desktop ― desktop wallpaper

### Further reading

* desktop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌdɛs.kiˈtɔ.pi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌdɛs.kiˈtɔ.pi/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˌdɛʃ.kiˈtɔ.pi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɛʃ.kɨˈtɔp/

### Noun

desktop m (plural desktops)
* (computing) desktop computer (computer of a size designed to be used on a desk)
    Synonym: computador de secretária
* (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)
    Synonym: área de trabalho

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English desktop.

### Noun

desktop n (plural desktopuri)
* desktop computer