virtual desktop

collocation in English

meaningsofvirtualanddesktop

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virtual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əl/
almost a particular thing ...
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desktop
noun
uk
/ˈdesk.tɒp/us
/ˈdesk.tɑːp/
a view on a computer screen that contains icons (= small symbols or pictures) representing files, programs, and other features of ...
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(Definition ofvirtualanddesktopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The user can drag and drop windows from onevirtualdesktopto anothervirtualdesktop.
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The most important innovation of swm was the introduction of thevirtualdesktop.
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It is avirtualdesktoprunning in a web browser.
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It added features like xpm icons, autoraising of windows, and avirtualdesktop; the latter feature is from where the program takes its name.
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Information elements appear directly on an infinitevirtualdesktop(usually created using vector graphics), instead of in windows.
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In 2011, the company announced 50% year-over-year revenue growth due to the strong performance of itsvirtualdesktopproducts.
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It also integrates all other data center systems required for avirtualdesktopinfrastructure, including security, authentication, and load balancing systems.
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The largest benefit of cloud computing, in supporting the notion of avirtualdesktop, is that cloud computing has no specific limitations on applications, number of users, traffic volumes, etc.
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There is no built-in facility for play over network, but modern players have done so by running a hot seat multiplayer game in avirtualdesktop.
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Using ideas from the older 9wm window manager, it features automatic tiling and virtual desktops.
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Configurations range from as few as two virtual desktops to several hundred.
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Keyboard shortcuts can be configured for direct access to each of the virtual desktops.
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Having virtual desktops allows for development to be implemented quicker and more expertly.
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Switchable virtual desktops allow the user to make virtual copies of their desktop view-port and switch between them, with open windows existing on single virtual desktops.
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