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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: desktop
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: all-in-one
a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: personal computer, PC, microcomputer
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
桌上電腦 /桌上电脑
(coek3 soeng6 din6 nou5)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Chinese Mandarin:
桌機 /桌机
(zhuōjī)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Chinese Mandarin:
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
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Chinese Mandarin:
台式机
(táishìjī)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Chinese Mandarin:
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
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Chinese Mandarin:
台式电脑
(táishì diànnǎo)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Chinese Mandarin:
桌上型電腦 /桌上型电脑
(zhuōshàngxíng diànnǎo)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Chinese Mandarin:
桌面電腦 /桌面电脑
(zhuōmiàn diànnǎo)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Danish:
stationær computer
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Finnish:
pöytätietokone
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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French:
ordinateur de bureau
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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French:
ordinateur de table
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Georgian:
სამაგიდო კომპიუტერი
(samagido ḳomṗiuṭeri)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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German:
Desktop-Computer
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Greek:
επιτραπέζιος υπολογιστής
(epitrapézios ypologistís)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Hungarian:
asztali számítógép
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Icelandic:
borðtölva
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Ido:
surtabla komputero
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Irish:
ríomhaire deisce
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Italian:
computer fisso
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Japanese:
デスクトップパソコン
(desukutoppu pasokon)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Korean:
데스크톱 컴퓨터
(deseukeutop keompyuteo)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Polish:
komputer stacjonarny
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Polish:
blaszak
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Portuguese:
computador de mesa
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Portuguese:
computador de secretária
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Russian:
насто́льный компью́тер
(nastólʹnyj kompʹjútɛr)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Slovak:
stolný počítač
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Spanish:
computadora de escritorio
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Spanish:
computador fijo
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Spanish:
ordenador de sobremesa
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Turkish:
masaüstü bilgisayar
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Ukrainian:
насті́льний комп'ю́тер
(nastílʹnyj kompʺjúter)
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
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Vietnamese:
máy tính để bàn
— a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk
