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Noun Concept

Categories: User interface techniques, Graphical user interfaces

virtual desktop desktop switching MSVDM multiple desktop multiple desktops

In computing, a virtual desktop is a term used with respect to user interfaces, usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the virtual space of a computer's desktop environment is expanded beyond the physical limits of the screen's display area through the use of software. Wikipedia

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Expansion of the space of a computer's desktop environment beyond the physical limits of the screen Wikipedia Disambiguation

Method of having multiple desktops in a graphical user interface that the user can switch between Wikidata

A desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by switching between screenfuls. Wiktionary

IS A

interaction technique

mode

compartment

HAS KIND

FVWM

DIFFERENT FROM

desktop virtualization

FACET OF

desktop environment

USE

multitasking