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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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Wait for desktop Macs, which need an upgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 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

Eventually, there will be 30 laptop models and about 10 desktop models using the new chips, developed from Nvidia’s graphics-processing unit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The new superchip will power a line of laptops and desktop computers with 24-hour battery life available to purchase from this fall from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

A desktop computer and Internet service weren’t the only luxuries Candice and her mother were living without this summer.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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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