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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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He pointed to laptop production being slower than usual and demand for desktop computers looking “particularly weak.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sales of the desktop computer have grown in the past year as it has proven popular among customers running AI models at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The site, which can be accessed on desktop or as a mobile app, has over 200 million monthly active users, and is popular with gamers.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The staff member involved has been reprimanded, and the obituary files have been moved off the studio desktop to prevent a repeat incident.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Luckily, her eyes travel to my desktop background.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

The chip shortage is pushing people to buy cheaper laptops than desktops, which can last up to a decade, said Brousse, in Tokyo on his honeymoon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

The Nvidia chip will be released in the fall, and will power desktops from companies including Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Comet is limited to desktops for now, though Perplexity Chief Executive Aravind Srinivas told me a mobile app will be ready in less than two months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Once students started using desktops from prison classrooms, he pre-loaded academic articles onto thumb drives they could explore offline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

But the Windows-enabled PCs and Apples made it possible for individuals to author their own content right from their desktops in digital form.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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