Desktop

A desktop traditionally refers to:

• The surface of a desk (often to distinguish office appliances that fit on a desk, such as photocopiers and printers, from larger equipment covering its own 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 of graphical user interface modeled after a physical work surface
  • Desktop environment, software that provides a comprehensive computer user interface
  • Remote desktop software, software that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely on one system
• Client (computing), sometimes referred to as a desktop to distinguish a Client from the Server
• Desktop (word processor), a program for the ZX Spectrum

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Desktop
• All pages with titles containing Desktop
• Laptop