desktop
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Corning makes the glass for notebook computers, desktop monitors, televisions, and other information display applications.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Authorities searched his business in November 2019 and seized his desktop computer and other evidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Craig Bellamy takes a seat at his desk and connects his laptop to a projector showing its contents on the opposite wall, the desktop background barely visible behind a maze of files and folders.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
He narrowed the organizational focus to fit neatly inside a 2×2 grid—consumer and pro, desktop and laptop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
He stood carefully on the chair after it stopped twirling, and slithered across the big desktop on his tummy until he reached what he wanted.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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