desktop application
Local computer software
A desktop application is software installed and run locally on a personal computer, as opposed to a web application accessed through a browser.
Desktop applications typically offer faster performance and can work offline: Photoshop is a desktop application; Google Docs is not.
The term emerged as web-based alternatives became common, creating a need to distinguish traditional software.
- word processorDocument creation software
- toolbarSoftware button strip
- double clickTwo rapid consecutive presses
- spreadsheet softwareApplication for tabular calculations
- menu barSoftware command ribbon
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