DESKTOP COMPUTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does desktop computer mean? 

• DESKTOP COMPUTER (noun)
  The noun DESKTOP COMPUTER has 1 sense:

1. a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace

  Familiarity information: DESKTOP COMPUTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESKTOP COMPUTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("desktop computer" is a kind of...):

microcomputer; PC; personal computer (a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)

 Context examples 

A videoconferencing system that can be used by an individual from a desktop computer.

(Desktop Video, NCI Thesaurus)

The Computer Service Shared Resource provides Cancer Center members with the technical support related to computer issues: desktop computer assistance, upgrades, hardware and software related problems, problems maintenance of file/mail/Internet servers, security and backup systems, computer purchase assistance, network topology, operations management, data base administration, Web site development.

(Computer Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)