desktop
adjective
small or compact enough to fit or be used on a desk.
desktops
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pluralof desktop.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The chip shortage is pushing people to buy cheaper laptops than desktops, which can last up to a decade, said Brousse, in Tokyo on his honeymoon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Cybersecurity startup Ent has raised $100 million in seed funding to help companies gauge unusual behavior on desktops, laptops and other devices, shutting down potential data risks at lightning speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Nvidia chip will be released in the fall, and will power desktops from companies including Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Once students started using desktops from prison classrooms, he pre-loaded academic articles onto thumb drives they could explore offline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
The other two interviewers had asked a bunch of questions about how he’d handle various repairs of the company’s numberless desktops.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
