desktop
/ˈdesktɒp/noun
उच्चारण डेस्क्टॉप
डेस्कटॉप
Core word
- 1
[C]
the top of a desk; a computer screen on which you can see icons; (also desktop computer) a computer that can fit on a desk
डेस्कटॉप
- a desktop computer
- Please save the file on your desktop so that you can find it quickly.
- My desktop is full of old photos and files.
+ 3 more examples
- He works on a desktop in the school's computer room.
- The new desktop has a bigger screen and more memory.
- A desktop is cheaper than a laptop of the same power.
Synonyms computer PC workstation screen
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
desktop (computer)
As a noun it means a computer that stays on a desk, in contrast with a laptop.
Noun के रूप में यह वह computer है जो मेज़ पर रखा रहता है, laptop से अलग।
- We bought a desktop for the office.
- She prefers a desktop to a laptop.
desktop (screen)
It also means the main screen on which icons appear.
इसका अर्थ वह मुख्य screen भी है जिस पर icons दिखते हैं।
- Save the file on the desktop.
- The desktop wallpaper is a photograph of Mumbai.
desktop + noun
As a modifier: desktop computer, desktop version, desktop publishing, desktop app.
Modifier के रूप में: desktop computer, desktop version, desktop publishing, desktop app।
- The desktop version has more features.
- He learnt desktop publishing.
on / from the desktop
We say 'on the desktop' for the screen, and 'from a desktop' for the machine.
Screen के लिए 'on the desktop' और मशीन के लिए 'from a desktop' कहते हैं।
- The shortcut is on the desktop.
- Log in from a desktop to use all features.
desktop vs laptop
A desktop is fixed in one place and often more powerful; a laptop can be carried.
Desktop एक जगह स्थिर रहता है और प्रायः अधिक शक्तिशाली होता है; laptop साथ ले जाया जा सकता है।
- I use a desktop at home and a laptop on trips.
- A desktop is cheaper to repair.
+Collocations 6
desktop + noun
computericonshortcutwallpaperversion
- Click the desktop icon to open the program.
verb + desktop
save todrag ontoclean upinstall onback up
- Save the file to the desktop.
adjective + desktop
oldslowfastclutteredempty
- His cluttered desktop was hard to read.
desktop vs mobile
desktop and mobiledesktop sitedesktop appdesktop viewmobile and desktop
- Open the desktop site for the full menu.
hardware
monitorkeyboardtowermousespeakers
- The desktop needs a new monitor.
desktop + software
applicationpublishingbackupenvironmentsettings
- Check the desktop settings to change the screen size.
“More examples 6
- The library has ten desktops for students to use.
पुस्तकालय में विद्यार्थियों के लिए दस desktop हैं।
- Radhika saved the project report on her desktop.
राधिका ने project report अपने desktop पर save की।
- A desktop is usually faster than a laptop of the same price.
समान कीमत के laptop की तुलना में desktop प्रायः तेज़ होता है।
- Switch to the desktop version of the website for the full form.
पूरा form देखने के लिए वेबसाइट के desktop version पर जाएँ।
- Too many icons on the desktop slow down the computer.
Desktop पर बहुत अधिक icons computer को धीमा कर देते हैं।
- Our school computer lab has forty desktops with internet.
हमारे स्कूल की computer lab में इंटरनेट वाले चालीस desktop हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Save it in the desktop.
✓ Save it on the desktop.
The screen is a surface, so 'on' is used.
Screen एक सतह है, इसलिए 'on' आता है।
✗ I work on a desktop since morning.
✓ I have been working on a desktop since morning.
'Since' needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: desktop (on a desk), laptop (portable), tablet (touchscreen).
Computer GK में desktop (मेज़ पर), laptop (पोर्टेबल), tablet (टचस्क्रीन)।