A desktop computer, often abbreviated as 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...

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...

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

tablet computers which run on mobile operating systems, laptops tend to run on desktop operating systems, which were originally developed for desktop computers...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Windows is a proprietary operating system that is widely used on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, phones, workstations, enterprise servers, and Xbox...

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

Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) is a proprietary bit-serial peripheral bus connecting low-speed devices to computers. It was introduced on the Apple IIGS in 1986...

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

28%. For desktop computers and laptops, Microsoft Windows has 71%, followed by Apple's macOS at 16%, unknown operating systems at 8%, desktop Linux at...

Osborne/McGraw-Hill. 26 April 2001. pp. 21. ISBN 9780072129908. "Desktop computer vs. Laptop computer". Computer Hope. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020....

footprint than a desktop computer with a tower form factor, and also uses fewer cables. Some advantages of the all-in-one computer compared to other...

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...

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

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...

personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do not...

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

height > width), a flat desktop (height < width) or pizza box (height ≤ 5 cm or 2 in) designed to sit on the desk under the computer's monitor). Full-size...

IRIX Interactive Desktop (formerly called Indigo Magic Desktop) is a discontinued desktop environment normally used as the default desktop on Silicon Graphics...

over 1018 FLOPS, so called exascale supercomputers. For comparison, a desktop computer has performance in the range of hundreds of gigaFLOPS (1011) to tens...