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Meanings of desktops 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
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Examples for "desktop computer"
Examples for "desktop computer"
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Log onto Instagram via a desktop computer, not using the mobile app.
News.com.au
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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
4
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
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
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- Microsoft Corp, based in Redmond, Washington, on Wednesday, unveiled a desktop personal computer that turns into a digital drafting table.
Reuters
Usage of desktops in English
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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
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The desktops were sold to business customers including Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.
Reuters
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Mobile advertising to date has been less lucrative than advertising on desktops.
Reuters
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Virtual desktops can also be created without installing hypervisors onto user devices.
Reuters
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Real computers need keyboards, which is why desktops and laptops have them.
The Guardian
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Another brand-new feature for Leopard is Spaces, Apple's take on virtual desktops.
Wired
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This particular Inspiron deal is on one of Dell's best selling consumer desktops.
Wired
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People have long used ad blockers and content blockers on desktops and laptops.
Wired
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Price tag high enough to buy two really good old-fashioned desktops.
Wired
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Such digital-gridlock isn't all that different from what's on most desktops, of course.
Wired
12
Switching applications and desktops also takes on some groovy new dimensions.
Wired
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Adobe says its Shockwave software is installed on more than 450 million desktops.
Reuters
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But porting Siri to Mountain Lion desktops would pose several challenges.
Wired
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He said Japan did well because of a shift to laptops from desktops.
Reuters
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As always Fedora ships with both GNOME and KDE desktops available.
Wired
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