desktopn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛsktɒp/, U.S.

/ˈdɛs(k)ˌtɑp/

Forms: Also desktop, (sense A. 1) desk top.

Etymology: < desk n. + top n.¹ and adj.

A. n.

1. The top or working surface of a desk.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [noun] > parts of

fall1788

roller top1811

loper1833

pedestal1866

roll-top1886

rim1923

desktop1929

1929 D. Hammett Dain Curse (1930) xiii. 144 He..returned his feet to the desk-top.

1935 R. Stout League of Frightened Men xi. 137 What we are displaying on this desk-top is the soul of a man.

1960 W. Miller Canticle for Leibowitz xiv. 153 His hard breathing swept a clean spot in the film of desert dust on the desktop.

1960 Design July 56 Several basic broad desk tops, pedestals, panels.

2. A desktop computer. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > personal computer

home computer1949

personal computer1954

microcomputer1956

micro1971

PC1977

desktop1983

1983 Austral. Personal Computer Sept. 69/2 The trend was for lower profile Winchester hard disk drives for the emerging desk-top and portable markets.

1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 13 (advt.) If you use an hp-150 pc, ibm pc, xt or an ibm compatible you will be glad to know that the desktop and the Portable can talk to each other.

1987 Times 10 Feb. 24/1 (heading) A super desktop run by battery.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Suitable for use at or on a desk; spec. designating microcomputers and peripheral devices of this kind and software for them.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > personal

desktop1958

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [adjective] > suitable for use at or on

desktop1958

1958 Computer Jrnl. 1 101/2 The majority of design procedures..in use..were developed when ‘desk top’ methods of calculating were all that was available.

1965 New Society 7 Jan. 4/2 ‘Nice guys don't win’ has not yet been issued as a desktop slogan for executives.

1965 Product Engin. 10 May 48 (caption) Electronic desktop calculator.

1968 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. 22/6 Desk-top computers for use in homes..may be made possible by an invention described today.

1970 Nature 11 Apr. 140/1 The straight line of Fig. 1 resulted from a least squares fit to the data, with a desk-top computer.

1982 ICL News Nov. 1/1 The recently introduced DRS 20 model 20 and 25 desk-top terminals..offer managers direct access to the computer network.

1984 Sunday Times 14 Oct. 24/3 (advt.) The new Canon PC70 desktop reader-printer produces clear crisp images.

1985 Neat Ideas Mail Order Catal. Spring 10 The Literature Organiser can be used either as a desk top sorter or built up in units with interlocking clips.

2. desktop publishing n. the production of printed matter similar in quality to that of typeset books by means of a printer (such as a laser printer) linked to a desktop computer; so desktop publisher.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > publishing > [noun] > publishing by means of desk-top computer

desktop publishing1984

society > communication > printing > publishing > publisher > [noun] > one who produces on desk-top computer

desktop publisher1984

1984 Financial Times 3 Sept. 8/2 When Xerox looked for a new way to market its revolutionary but commercially unsuccessful ‘Star’ workstation.., it settled on what it called a ‘document creation system’ — in other words, a desk-top publishing unit.

1986 Observer 14 Sept. 41/5 Desktop publishing in one form or another has been a commercial possibility for some years.

1986 Australian 14 Oct. 42/4 Even commercial desk-top publishers who use the Mac-Laserwriter combination often paste graphics into gaps left in the typeset text.

Draft additions 1997

3. Computing. The working area of a computer screen regarded as a representation of a notional desktop and containing icons representing items such as files and a waste bin, used analogously to the items they symbolize.

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society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > operating environment > parts of

menu1967

desktop1982

1982 Byte Apr. 256/1 Every user's initial view of Star is the ‘Desktop’, which resembles the top of an office desk.

1982 Byte Apr. 256/3 You can move the icons around to arrange your Desktop as you wish.

1986 PC Mag. 25 Feb. 110/1 A shell that turns your display into a menu-oriented ‘desktop’ for selecting and running PC applications.

1990 MacWeek 24 Apr. 51/1 It lets you organize files by arranging icons inside windows or on the desktop, sorting alphabetically or chronologically.

1991 Personal Computer World Feb. 237/1 Windows on screen could not be overlapped, effectively removing the advantage of displaying several windows on the desktop.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	desktop
释义	desktopn.adj. Brit. /ˈdɛsktɒp/, U.S. /ˈdɛs(k)ˌtɑp/ Forms: Also desktop, (sense A. 1) desk top. Etymology: < desk n. + top n.¹ and adj. A. n. 1. The top or working surface of a desk. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [noun] > parts of fall1788 roller top1811 loper1833 pedestal1866 roll-top1886 rim1923 desktop1929 1929 D. Hammett Dain Curse (1930) xiii. 144 He..returned his feet to the desk-top. 1935 R. Stout League of Frightened Men xi. 137 What we are displaying on this desk-top is the soul of a man. 1960 W. Miller Canticle for Leibowitz xiv. 153 His hard breathing swept a clean spot in the film of desert dust on the desktop. 1960 Design July 56 Several basic broad desk tops, pedestals, panels. 2. A desktop computer. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > personal computer home computer1949 personal computer1954 microcomputer1956 micro1971 PC1977 desktop1983 1983 Austral. Personal Computer Sept. 69/2 The trend was for lower profile Winchester hard disk drives for the emerging desk-top and portable markets. 1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 13 (advt.) If you use an hp-150 pc, ibm pc, xt or an ibm compatible you will be glad to know that the desktop and the Portable can talk to each other. 1987 Times 10 Feb. 24/1 (heading) A super desktop run by battery. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Suitable for use at or on a desk; spec. designating microcomputers and peripheral devices of this kind and software for them. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > personal desktop1958 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [adjective] > suitable for use at or on desktop1958 1958 Computer Jrnl. 1 101/2 The majority of design procedures..in use..were developed when ‘desk top’ methods of calculating were all that was available. 1965 New Society 7 Jan. 4/2 ‘Nice guys don't win’ has not yet been issued as a desktop slogan for executives. 1965 Product Engin. 10 May 48 (caption) Electronic desktop calculator. 1968 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. 22/6 Desk-top computers for use in homes..may be made possible by an invention described today. 1970 Nature 11 Apr. 140/1 The straight line of Fig. 1 resulted from a least squares fit to the data, with a desk-top computer. 1982 ICL News Nov. 1/1 The recently introduced DRS 20 model 20 and 25 desk-top terminals..offer managers direct access to the computer network. 1984 Sunday Times 14 Oct. 24/3 (advt.) The new Canon PC70 desktop reader-printer produces clear crisp images. 1985 Neat Ideas Mail Order Catal. Spring 10 The Literature Organiser can be used either as a desk top sorter or built up in units with interlocking clips. 2. desktop publishing n. the production of printed matter similar in quality to that of typeset books by means of a printer (such as a laser printer) linked to a desktop computer; so desktop publisher. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > [noun] > publishing by means of desk-top computer desktop publishing1984 society > communication > printing > publishing > publisher > [noun] > one who produces on desk-top computer desktop publisher1984 1984 Financial Times 3 Sept. 8/2 When Xerox looked for a new way to market its revolutionary but commercially unsuccessful ‘Star’ workstation.., it settled on what it called a ‘document creation system’ — in other words, a desk-top publishing unit. 1986 Observer 14 Sept. 41/5 Desktop publishing in one form or another has been a commercial possibility for some years. 1986 Australian 14 Oct. 42/4 Even commercial desk-top publishers who use the Mac-Laserwriter combination often paste graphics into gaps left in the typeset text. Draft additions 1997 3. Computing. The working area of a computer screen regarded as a representation of a notional desktop and containing icons representing items such as files and a waste bin, used analogously to the items they symbolize. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > software > [noun] > operating environment > parts of menu1967 desktop1982 1982 Byte Apr. 256/1 Every user's initial view of Star is the ‘Desktop’, which resembles the top of an office desk. 1982 Byte Apr. 256/3 You can move the icons around to arrange your Desktop as you wish. 1986 PC Mag. 25 Feb. 110/1 A shell that turns your display into a menu-oriented ‘desktop’ for selecting and running PC applications. 1990 MacWeek 24 Apr. 51/1 It lets you organize files by arranging icons inside windows or on the desktop, sorting alphabetically or chronologically. 1991 Personal Computer World Feb. 237/1 Windows on screen could not be overlapped, effectively removing the advantage of displaying several windows on the desktop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1929
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