Examples of “desktop” in a Sentence

noun The flat top surface of a desk.

• Spilled coffee left a ring on the wooden desktop.
• She wiped the dusty desktop before putting her notebook down.
• He cleared everything off the desktop before the meeting.

noun A computer designed to sit on a desk, or the main screen and icons you see on a computer.

• I saved the file to my desktop so I can find it quickly.
• Her desktop is cluttered with dozens of icons.
• He prefers a desktop computer over a laptop for gaming.

adj Designed for use on a desk, or intended for a personal computer rather than a phone.

• The desktop version of the app has more features than the phone one.
• Is there a desktop shortcut for this program?
• The site looks better on desktop than on mobile.