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Synonyms for desktop

the top of a desk

(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

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Many commercial products can record computer desktop activity and sound from a microphone as videos in standard AVI formats, such as Lotus[TM] ScreemCam (1), TechSmith[TM] Camtasia (2), and Hyperionics[TM] HyperCam (3).
These are smaller windows that appear on a computer desktop and that feed a user bits of pertinent information, avoiding the need to hunt for data in a program.
The centerpiece of the Eyebeam show was % My Desktop, 2002, a large four-channel projection with a simple pretext: Screw with the icons on a typical computer desktop so violently that they become interesting to watch.
The 40k PYTH software installs easily and sits on the computer desktop for instant access.
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LIGHTCUBE's innovative technology enables developers to quickly and profitably produce sophisticated realtime 3D applications for the Internet and the computer desktop. n
Plum offers a free web service which allows users to collect information found on the web, on the computer desktop and in e-mail, to be combined in a flexible and personal way.
It follows the success of the cyberpet, a pet that lives on a computer desktop and needs to be looked after.
There is no cost to subscribe, and broadcasts will be delivered straight to the subscriber's computer desktop, Pentagon Channel claims.
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