virtual desktop

noun

A desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by switching between screenfuls.

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Meanings

nounvirtual desktop (plural virtual desktops)

plural virtual desktops

  1. computingA desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by switching between screenfuls.
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APA

virtual desktop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20desktop

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“virtual desktop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20desktop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtual desktop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20desktop.

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