different between laptop vs desktop

English

Alternative forms

• lap-top (dated)

Etymology

From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) +? top, modeled after desktop.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?læp.t?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?læp.t?p/

Noun

laptop (plural laptops)

1. (computing) A laptop computer.

Synonyms

• (laptop computer): laptop computer, notebook computer

Derived terms

• laptronica

Related terms

• desktop
• palmtop

Translations

Anagrams

• applot

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English laptop.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?l?p.t?p/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /?l?p.t?p/
• Hyphenation: lap?top

Noun

laptop m (plural laptops, diminutive laptopje n)

1. laptop (computer with a clamshell design, portable and foldable)

Hungarian

Etymology

From English laptop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?ptop]
• Hyphenation: lap?top
• Rhymes: -op

Noun

laptop (plural laptopok)

1. laptop

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English laptop

Noun

laptop m (definite singular laptopen, indefinite plural laptoper, definite plural laptopene)

1. (computing) a laptop
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Synonyms

• bærbar datamaskin

References

• “laptop” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English laptop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lap.t?p/

Noun

laptop m inan

1. laptop

Declension

Further reading

• laptop in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English laptop.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?l?p.?t?p/

Noun

laptop m (plural laptops)

1. (computing) laptop computer (class of portable computers)

   Synonym: notebook

Spanish

Etymology

From English laptop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lab?top/, [la???t?op]

Noun

laptop m or f (plural laptops)

1. laptop

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English laptop.

Noun

laptop c

1. (computing) laptop

Declension

English

Etymology

desk +? top.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?sk?-t?p, IPA^(key): /?d?skt?p/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): [?d?sk.?t?p]
• (UK) IPA^(key): [?d?sk.?t?p]
• (US) IPA^(key): [?d?sk.?t?p]
• Hyphenation: desk?top

Noun

desktop (plural desktops)

1. The top surface of a desk.

   Coordinate terms: benchtop, tabletop

2. (computing) A desktop computer.

   Coordinate terms: laptop, palmtop

3. (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

Translations

Adjective

desktop (not comparable)

1. Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
2. (computing) Of an application or website, designed to be run on a personal computer.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English desktop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?sk.t?p/
• Hyphenation: desk?top

Noun

desktop m (plural desktops, diminutive desktopje n)

1. (computer hardware) desktop computer
2. (graphical user interface) main graphical user interface of a system

Synonyms

• (main graphical user interface): bureaublad

Italian

Etymology

From English desktop.

Noun

desktop m (invariable)

1. (computing) desktop (computer; visible user interface)

Further reading

• desktop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From English desktop.

Noun

desktop m (plural desktops)

1. (computing) desktop computer (computer of a size designed to be used on a desk)

   Synonym: computador de secretária

2. (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)

   Synonym: área de trabalho