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| desktop |
in computing, a graphical interface on personal computers that represents the user's working space as icons on a background that covers the screen, or the folder whose contents are thus represented. [1/4 definitions] |
| laptop computer |
a portable personal computer, light enough to rest on one's lap. |
| Macintosh |
a series of personal computers sold by Apple. |
| motherboard |
the main printed circuit board of a personal computer, which holds chips containing the central processing unit, memory, ports, and the integrated circuits that control the keyboard and other standard peripheral devices, and to which additional circuit boards can be attached. |
| PC |
abbreviation of "personal computer," a compact computer designed for individual use; microcomputer. |
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