Dictionary Workbench Ondict

desktop computer

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

desktop computer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Computers
ˌdesktop comˈputer noun [countable]  a computer that is small enough to be used on a desk 台式计算机 laptop
Examples from the Corpus
desktop computerIn 1996 desktop computer software will allow two-way conversations, bringing the technology to the mass market.Microsoft recently announced Video for Windows, which enables a desktop computer to display small video clips.At first, I just ran the Equalizer program on a desktop computer.They paid for the desktop computer he uses to scan biographical data.The desktop computer grew in power and user friendliness until it was increasingly hard to tell apart from the workstation.
ˌdesktop comˈputer nounChineseSyllable
computer is small to a that enough Corpus


desktop computer
ˌdesktop comˈputer noun [countable]
a computer that is small enough to be used on a desk ⇨ laptop


desktop computerBrE /ˌdesktɒp kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdesktɑːp kəmˈpjuːtər/ 🔊 (also desk·top) nouna computer with a keyboard, screen and main processing unit, that fits on a desk 台式计算机;台式电脑   compare laptop, notebook (3)