Desktop

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A desktop traditionally refers to:

• The surface of a desk (often to distinguish office appliances that fit on a desk, such as photocopiers and printers, from larger equipment covering its own 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 of graphical user interface modeled after a physical work surface
  • Desktop environment, software that provides a comprehensive computer user interface
  • .desktop file, providing configuration details for a program in a desktop environment
  • Remote desktop software, software that provides remote access to a computer's desktop
• Client (computing), sometimes referred to as a desktop to distinguish the client from a server
• Desktop (word processor), a program for the ZX Spectrum

See also

• All pages with titles containing Desktop
• Laptop

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