"desktop environment" meaning in English

See desktop environment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: desktop environments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desktop environment (plural desktop environments)
  1. (computing) A complete graphical user interface solution to operate a computer. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (Translations): työpöytäympäristö (Finnish), environnement de bureau [masculine] (French)

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