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Meanings of desktop computer in English

Russian
настольный компьютер
Portuguese
área de trabalho
Catalan
ordinador de sobretaula
Spanish
computadora de escritorio

Personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location desk/table.

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        настольный компьютер

        A personal computer intended to be used on a desk and not moved, as opposed to a laptop.

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              Examples for "desktops"
              Examples for "desktops"
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              Avast Antivirus provides an unlimited free version for desktops and mobile devices.
              The South African
              2
              A new feature, code-named Constellation, is designed to push information onto desktops.
              Wired
              3
              The desktops were sold to business customers including Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.
              Reuters
              4
              Mobile advertising to date has been less lucrative than advertising on desktops.
              Reuters
              5
              Virtual desktops can also be created without installing hypervisors onto user devices.
              Reuters
              1
              Today, every office in college has a desktop personal computer (PC), each more powerful than the original mainframe computer.
              The Irish Times
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              Meanwhile, some analysts and investors note that so long as mobile ads are supplemental to its desktop personal computer search ads, Google will benefit.
              Reuters
              3
              - Microsoft Corp, based in Redmond, Washington, on Wednesday, unveiled a desktop personal computer that turns into a digital drafting table.
              Reuters
              Usage of desktop computer in English
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              Log onto Instagram via a desktop computer, not using the mobile app.
              News.com.au
              2
              They began setting up a desktop computer and a court transcription device.
              Secret Sanction
              3
              The Surface Studio is a complicated, complex spin on a desktop computer.
              Wired
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              The absence of Ethernet made synchronizing with my desktop computer a pain.
              Wired
              5
              In Virginia Susan Turner's desktop computer made a sound like a bell.
              61 hours
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              PC manufacturers hope 'kitchen PCs' is a way to revive the desktop computer.
              Wired
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              She had a desktop computer with a fast and secure government intranet connection.
              61 hours
              8
              My grandmother owns a desktop computer she uses once a year.
              Wired
              9
              Search A universal search function is an essential feature on a desktop computer.
              The Guardian
              10
              The Surface Studio is a dramatic rethinking of the desktop computer.
              Wired
              11
              A single, ancient desktop computer squatted on Peter's desk, but it remained unplugged.
              Mistress of the game
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              And, amazingly, Windows apps run faster over i-Planet than on my desktop computer.
              Wired
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              He pushed an office chair that carried a desktop computer.
              The forever war
              14
              Actually, it's easy to find horrifying spectacles and jump scares on your desktop computer.
              Wired
              15
              Every teacher in the 600-student school has a desktop computer.
              Wired
              16
              JDB: I first started my techie exploration with my mom's old Dell desktop computer.
              Ebony
              Translations for desktop computer