{"id":4475,"date":"2012-05-15T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T10:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/desktop\/"},"modified":"2017-04-04T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T17:30:43","slug":"desktop","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/5424\/desktop-graphic-user-interfaces","title":{"rendered":"Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_desktop_mean\">What Does Desktop Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Desktop is an IT term for the most fundamental and basic element of a personal computer\u2019s graphical user interface. The desktop display is the default display on the computer when it is booted up; auxiliary features like docks provide end users with options for working from a desktop.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_desktop\">Techopedia Explains Desktop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As personal computers evolved from operating systems based on command line to more advanced GUI designs, the desktop remained a common concept in design. Users can change the background image of a desktop, customize icons, or otherwise arrange the desktop into what most appeals to them in terms of aesthetics and function.<\/p>\n<p>New innovations in desktop design include desktop virtualization and desktop-as-a-service, where remote control of the desktop may be part of a provided tech service. 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