"virtual desktop" meaning in English

See virtual desktop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: virtual desktops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtual desktop (plural virtual desktops)
  1. (computing, graphical user interface) A desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by switching between screenfuls.

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