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Desktop vs Standing - What's the difference?

desktop | standing |

As nouns the difference between desktop and standing

is that desktop is the top surface of a desk while standing is position or reputation in society or a profession: "he does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".

As adjectives the difference between desktop and standing

is that desktop is designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture while standing is erect, not cut down.

As a verb standing is

; in the process of coming to an upright position.

desktop

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The top surface of a desk.
  • (computing) A desktop computer.
    • Laptops are often more expensive than desktops .
  • (computing) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
    • I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop .

    Related terms

    * palmtop * laptop

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
  • (computing) Of an application, converted to be carried out on a personal computer.

    • Derived terms

    * desktop computer * desktop environment * desktop metaphor * desktop publishing ----

    standing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • ; in the process of coming to an upright position.
  • * 1991 ,
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Erect, not cut down.
  • Performed from an erect position.
    • standing ovation
  • Remaining in force or status.
    • standing committee
  • Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
    • standing water
  • Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
    • a standing colour
  • Not movable; fixed.
    • a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
    the standing rigging of a ship

    Translations

    (upright) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (permanent) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom) (water) * German: (trans-mid) * Spanish: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * standing joke * standing order * standing ovation * standing seam * standing wave

    Antonyms

    * (stagnant) moving, working (committees )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist ".
  • Duration.
    • a member of long standing
  • The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
    • I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.
    I think in deep mire, where there is no standing . — Psalms lxix. 2.
  • (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places ".
  • (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  • * 1992 , P.D. James, The Children of Men , page 28:
    • "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
  • * 2000 , Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor , page 149:
    • "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing , and waste."
  • (legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
    • He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

    Derived terms

    * class standing * hard standing * good standing

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