desktop (computing)

The main display area of a computer, which contains icons and can be customized with a wallpaper of the user's choice.

This tag only applies if the desktop itself is visible - full-screen or zoomed in windows, even if the taskbar is visible, are not the desktop.

Examples

A Windows 10 desktop

An Ubuntu desktop

See also

• Computer tower
• Icon (computing)
• Selection box
• Start menu
• Taskbar
• Window (computing)

The following tags are aliased to this tag: windows_desktop (learn more).