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desktop

[desk-top] / ˈdɛskˌtɒp /
NOUN
desktop computer
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Dots aren’t even OpenAI’s first cute little things: It launched an optional “pet” for its desktop app last spring.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Apple unveiled two desktop computers in September, the Mac mini and Mac Studio, which it touted as powerful new options capable of processing AI software locally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

He pointed to laptop production being slower than usual and demand for desktop computers looking “particularly weak.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

I flicked my pen from side to side, each end taking turns smacking against the desktop.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Finally, Mr. Marriott focuses too much on the limits of reading on cellphones without taking into consideration how common and how different reading is on larger screens, from tablets and laptops to desktops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

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

These types of desktops have only recently started shipping in the States, and they’re, of course, way out of my price range.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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