desktop computer

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Noun

desktop computer (plural desktop computers)

1. 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

Related terms

• laptop
• palmtop
• microcomputer
• workstation
• personal computer

Translations

• French: ordinateur de bureau
• German: Desktop-Computer
• Portuguese: computador de mesa, computador de secretária
• Russian: насто́льный компью́тер
• Spanish: computadora de escritorio, ordenador de escritorio, ordenador de sobremesa

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