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 **.desktop file, providing configuration details for a program in a desktop environment **Remote desktop software, software that provides remote access to a computer's desktop * Client (computing), sometimes referred to as a desktop to distinguish the client from a server * Desktop (word processor), a program for the ZX Spectrum Provided by Wikipedia