From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [dĕskʹ-tŏp] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. The top surface of a desk.
2. [en] A desktop computer .
3. [en] A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
4. [en] The main graphical user interface of an operating system , usually displaying icon s, window s and background wallpaper .
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1994 | author=Linda Mui; Valerie Quercia | title=X User Tools | page=312
|passage=Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are
"pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your DESKTOP
[...]}}
1. [en] The wallpaper of this interface.
2. * [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|deskbar|desknote|multidesktop|nettop|nondesktop|webtop |crash to
desktop|desktop calendar|desktop mascot|desktop organiser|desktop
organizer|desktop picture|desktop publisher|desktop publishing |personal
online desktop|remote desktop|virtual desktop|crash-to-desktop}}
**** Translations
[the top surface of a desk]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Malay: [ms]
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Sicilian: [scn]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Thai: [th]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[a desktop computer]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Lithuanian: [lt]
- Malay: [ms]
- Marathi: [mr]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Sicilian: [scn] , [scn]
- Slovak: [sk] , [sk]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Thai: [th]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
- Volapük: [vo]
[trans-bottom]
[on-screen background]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Sicilian: [scn] , [scn] , [scn]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
*** Adjective
[-]
1. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
2. [en] Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer .
**** Derived terms
{{col2|en |desktop accessory |desktop computer |desktop environment |desktop
mascot |desktop metaphor |desktop publishing |desktop toy }}
**** Translations
[designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
[trans-bottom]
[computing: of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a
personal computer]
- Hungarian: [hu]
[trans-bottom]
[en]
** Dutch
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [nl].
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [nl] [en] computer
2. [nl] main graphical user interface of a system
**** Synonyms
- [main graphical user interface] [nl]
** Italian
*** Etymology
[it].
*** Pronunciation
[dèsktop]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [it] [en] (visible user interface)
*** Further reading
- [R:it:Treccani]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt].
*** Pronunciation
[pt=dèsketóp]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [pt] desktop computer [computer of a size designed to be used on a desk]
2. [pt] [en] [the main graphical user interface of an operating system]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[n]
1. desktop computer
**** Declension
[ro-noun-n-uri]