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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchreibtisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌtɪʃ
"Er arbeitet jeden Tag an seinem Desktop-Computer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The surface of a desk, or a computer designed to be used on a desk.
"He placed his laptop and coffee mug neatly on the wooden desktop." - 2
The primary graphical user interface of an operating system, displaying icons, windows, and application shortcuts.
"She organized all her project files into a single folder right on her desktop."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words 'desk' (from Latin 'discus' via Old English) and 'top' (from Old English 'top' meaning summit). Originally referred to the top surface of an office desk before evolving in the late 20th century to describe personal computers and graphical computer interfaces.
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Bureau
Transliteration: byʁo
Script: bureau
"Il a personnalisé l'arrière-plan de son bureau."
Schreibtisch
Transliteration: ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌtɪʃ
"Er arbeitet jeden Tag an seinem Desktop-Computer."
Scrivania
Transliteration: skrivaˈni.a
Script: scrivania
"Ho salvato il documento direttamente sulla scrivania."
Escritorio
Transliteration: eskɾiˈtoɾjo
Script: escritorio
"Guarda el archivo en el escritorio para encontrarlo más rápido."
Área de trabalho
Transliteration: ˈaɾi.ɐ dʒi tɾɐˈbaʎu
Script: área de trabalho
"Muitos ícones estão espalhados na área de trabalho."
डेस्कटॉप
Transliteration: desh-ktop
"उसने अपनी फाइलें डेस्कटॉप पर सहेज लीं।"
桌面
Transliteration: zhuōmiàn
"请把这个图标放到桌面上。"
바탕화면
Transliteration: batang-hwamyeon
"바탕화면에 새 폴더를 만들었습니다."
デスクトップ
Transliteration: desukutoppu
"デスクトップにファイルがたくさんあります。"
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