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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDesktop background
/ˈdɛsk.tɒp ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The digital image or photograph that fills the background of a computer screen's graphical user interface.
"She chose a calming mountain landscape for her desktop background." - 2
A solid color or pattern set as the decorative backdrop of an operating system desktop.
"The corporate IT policy requires employees to use the default company logo desktop background."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'desktop,' originating in computing to represent the on-screen graphical workspace modeled after a physical office desk (c. 1980s), with 'background,' derived from artistic terminology for the scenery behind the main figures (c. 17th century). Together, the compound noun emerged in the early era of graphical operating systems to describe the customizable digital image displayed behind window icons.
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fond d'écran
Transliteration: fɔ̃ d‿e.kʁɑ̃
"Il a changé son fond d'écran pour une photo de famille."
Hintergrundbild
Transliteration: ˈhɪntɐɡʁʊndˌbɪlt
"Das neue Hintergrundbild zeigt einen wunderschönen Sonnenuntergang."
sfondo del desktop
Transliteration: ˈsfoɱ.do del ˈdɛs.top
"Ha impostato una foto del suo cane come sfondo del desktop."
fondo de pantalla
Transliteration: ˈfondo de panˈtal.ja
"Me gusta cambiar el fondo de pantalla de mi ordenador con frecuencia."
papel de parede
Transliteration: paˈpɛw dʒi paˈɾedi
"O papel de parede do computador é uma imagem da praia."
डेस्कटॉप पृष्ठभूमि
Transliteration: desktop prishthabhumi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैंने अपने कंप्यूटर पर एक सुंदर डेस्कटॉप पृष्ठभूमि लगाई है।"
桌面背景
Transliteration: zhuōmiàn bèijǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"我把电脑的桌面背景换成了星空。"
바탕화면
Transliteration: batanghwamyeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 컴퓨터 바탕화면을 귀여운 고양이 사진으로 바꿨다."
デスクトップの背景
Transliteration: desukutoppu no haikei
Script: 日本語
"新しいデスクトップの背景を設定しました。"
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