Desktop

Desktop

Visual component of a graphical user interface upon which icons, programs, and other visual components appear.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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Pertaining to the device, program, file, record or portion of the screen that is currently operational or subject to command operations.

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