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- noun Plural form of
desktop .
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One of the most obvious impacts of the instant communications capabilities embodied in cell-phones, netbooks, laptops, and desktops is the proliferation of emails and text messages.
April « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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The second reason I still like desktops is related: it is much easier to build your own, to modify it later, and to upgrade it.
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One of the most obvious impacts of the instant communications capabilities embodied in cell-phones, netbooks, laptops, and desktops is the proliferation of emails and text messages.
Reality or Perception? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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Look at it this way: the current PC on our desktops is probably 1/1000th of the capability of the human mind.
Ideas and Growth, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I can see a reduction in desktops but certainly not a "death".
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One of the nicer desktops from the ones featured so far.
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The, me cloud feature of updates that seamlessly changes your updates on iPhone to your portables and desktops is a huge gain.
I.B.M. Puts iPhone in the Lotus Position - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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If you look at where we are providing product, we are leading the market in desktops and notebooks.
Live One-On-One with Michael Vaughan, Host of Rob-TV's "Bottom Line" 2002
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The first APU for mainstream laptops and desktops is codenamed Llano, the first in what will grow into a family of products, executives said.
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Mac OS X only: We love dressing up our desktops with multi-monitor wallpapers, but if you’re a Mac user, getting one image to span multiple desktops is a pain.
MultiScape Spans A Single Image Across Multiple Desktops With Ease | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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