A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed...

"modern" computer was made in 1942, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC for short). Unlike modern desktops and laptops, the ABC was a gargantuan machine that...

leading to the "desktop" nomenclature. More recently, the phrase usually indicates a particular style of computer case. Desktop computers come in a variety...

desktop replacement computer (DTR) or workstation laptop, is a personal computer that provides the full capabilities of a workstation-class desktop computer...

wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.)...

Chrome Remote Desktop is a remote desktop software tool, developed by Google, that allows a user to remotely control another computer's desktop through a...

Desktop publishing (DTP) is the creation of documents using dedicated software on a personal ("desktop") computer. It was first used almost exclusively...

area on the floor) Desktop may refer to various computer terms: Desktop computer, a personal computer designed to fit on a desk Desktop metaphor, a style...

computing, a desktop environment (DE) is an implementation of the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on top of a computer operating system...

interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer. The desktop metaphor treats the computer monitor as if it is the top of the user's desk, upon...

line of business desktop computers for use in the corporate, government, and education markets. HP operate their business desktops on minimum 12-month...

computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software- or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely...

general home computer use. The word laptop, modeled after the term desktop (as in desktop computer), refers to the fact that the computer can be practically...

The iPAQ Desktop Personal Computer in its various incarnations was a legacy-free PC produced by the Compaq Computer Corporation around the year 2000. It...

Google Desktop was a computer program with desktop search capabilities, created by Google for Linux, Apple Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows systems. It...

released the new Inspiron desktop series, under the Dell Inspiron branding, as a replacement to the Dell Dimension desktop computers. Inspiron Zino 300 is...

has 28.39%. For desktop computers and laptops, Microsoft Windows is the most used at 72.22%, followed by Apple's macOS at 14.73%, desktop Linux at 3.88%...

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regulated DC power for the internal components of a desktop computer. Modern personal computers universally use switched-mode power supplies. Some power...

William (1996). Computer: A History of the Information Machine. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-02990-6. "Definition of desktop application". PCMAG...

Home computer (term fallen into disuse) Desktop computer Tower desktop Slimline desktop Multimedia computer (non-linear editing system computers, video...

personal computing, a tower unit, or simply a tower, is a form factor of desktop computer case whose height is much greater than its width, thus having the appearance...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft Corporation which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect...

architecture based computers. As of 2022[update], its worldwide market share on all platforms was approximately 30%, and on the desktop/laptop platforms...

metaphorical representation characterizes all the major desktop-based computer systems including the desktop that uses an iconic representation of objects from...

trading, 3-D computer-aided design, programming, and GIS. Increasingly, these have become the main purposes for the existence of traditional desktop-style computer...

by fingers. Alternatively, a tool is used for pressing small keys. Desktop computer keyboards include alphabetic characters and numerals (and usually additionally...

The Network Computer (or NC) was a diskless desktop computer device made by Oracle Corporation from about 1996 to 2000. The devices were designed and manufactured...

processing unit and hosts other subsystems and devices. A typical desktop computer has its microprocessor, main memory, and other essential components...

series of high-end professional desktop computers for desktop publishing and graphic designers. These new computers made use of new IBM PowerPC processors...