desktop (noun)
The work area on a computer screen that contains different groups of apps or content open and available for different tasks or aspects of your life. Each group of items is called a desktop or virtual desktop.
desktop (noun)
The work area on a computer screen that simulates the top of an actual desk. The desktop contains the Recycle Bin and other icons (shortcuts to programs, files, folders, and various types of documents such as letters, reports, or pictures) that you can arrange on the electronic desktop just as you would arrange real objects on top of a desk.
desktop program (noun)
An application that is meant to run on a desktop computer.
desktop program (noun)
An application that is built using the traditional Win32 app model, typically makes use of the COM or .NET runtime, and runs only on the desktop of Windows.
Internet Explorer for the desktop (proper noun)
The web browser component of Windows that provides a traditional and familiar browsing experience.
desktop background (noun)
In a graphical user interface such as Windows, a pattern or picture in the screen background that can be chosen by the user.