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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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Meanwhile, its AI desktop agent, WorkBuddy, which is capable of independently executing workflows, has become China’s most widely used office agent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

On the other side are the companies that buy that memory and build it into things they sell: game consoles, phones, laptops and the components inside a desktop computer.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

The report says it included “an in-depth desktop review of all documentation” and a phone interview with McClain—and no visit to look at cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Microsoft's badge and the desktop device would connect to various Microsoft software and PCs, letting a person interact with their AI agents outside of a laptop or desktop computer.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Then a technician comes in, pushing a small device the size of a desktop computer printer on a trolley.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

When consumers moved from laptops and desktops to smartphones about 15 years ago, it produced a crisis in Silicon Valley.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

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

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

Sprawled on the floor, standing around in small groups, or sitting on desktops, they were leafing through old newspapers, looking for the editorial pages.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements




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