Meanings
noundesktop computer (plural desktop computers)
plural desktop computers
- A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.
Synonyms: desktop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.
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Chinese Cantonese 桌上電腦 /桌上电脑
- 桌上電腦 /桌上电脑 (coek³ soeng⁶ din⁶ nou⁵)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Chinese Mandarin 桌機 /桌机, 檯式機 /台式机 or 枱式機 /枱式机
- 桌機 /桌机 (zhuōjī)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 檯式機 /台式机 or 枱式機 /枱式机 (táishìjī)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 台式机 (táishìjī)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 檯式電腦 /台式电脑 or 枱式電腦 /枱式电脑a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 台式电脑 (táishì diànnǎo)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 桌上型電腦 /桌上型电脑 (zhuōshàngxíng diànnǎo)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- 桌面電腦 /桌面电脑 (zhuōmiàn diànnǎo)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Danish stationær computer
- stationær computera computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Finnish pöytätietokone
- pöytätietokonea computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
French ordinateur de bureau, ordinateur de table
- ordinateur de bureaua computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- ordinateur de tablea computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
German Desktop-Computer
- Desktop-Computera computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Greek επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής
- επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής (epitrapézios ypologistís)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Hungarian asztali számítógép
- asztali számítógépa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Icelandic borðtölva
- borðtölvaa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Irish ríomhaire deisce
- ríomhaire deiscea computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Italian computer fisso, calcolatore fisso
- computer fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- calcolatore fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- elaboratore fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- ordinatore fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- computatore fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- computiere fissoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Japanese デスクトップパソコン
- デスクトップパソコン (desukutoppu pasokon)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Korean 데스크톱 컴퓨터
- 데스크톱 컴퓨터 (deseukeutop keompyuteo)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Polish komputer stacjonarny, blaszak
- komputer stacjonarnya computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- blaszaka computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Portuguese computador de mesa, computador de secretária
- computador de mesaa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- computador de secretáriaa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Russian насто́льный компью́тер
- насто́льный компью́тер (nastólʹnyj kompʹjútɛr)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Slovak stolný počítač
- stolný počítača computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Spanish computadora de escritorio, computador fijo
- computadora de escritorioa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- computador fijoa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
- ordenador de sobremesaa computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Turkish masaüstü bilgisayar
- masaüstü bilgisayara computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Ukrainian насті́льний комп'ю́тер
- насті́льний комп'ю́тер (nastílʹnyj kompʺjúter)a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
Vietnamese máy tính để bàn
- máy tính để bàna computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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APA
desktop computer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desktop%20computer
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“desktop computer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desktop%20computer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desktop computer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desktop%20computer.
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