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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

Apple is releasing new, higher-priced models of its Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktop machines featuring faster chips for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

He tapped a finger on his polished desktop.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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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