- desktop⇄adj. 1. designed to be used or placed on top of a desk; tabletop.
Ex. a desktop computer.
2. having to do with or using a personal computer.
Ex. Desktop conferencing (you and I take a meeting over our computers ...) is a few years away - desktop⇄desktop, adjective, noun.
- desktop⇄noun a stationary personal computer.
Ex. The differences between the computational power and storage capacity of desktops and laptops is rapidly disappearing (S. C. Miller).