desktop background
Monitor's idle image
The image displayed behind icons and windows on a computer screen.
Desktop backgrounds—also called wallpapers—range from solid colors to photographs, patterns, or artwork.
Users typically personalize them: She set a photo of her dog as her desktop background.
The term distinguishes this visual layer from the functional elements of the desktop interface.
- wallpaperOrnamental wall covering
- lock screenPre-authentication device interface
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- dual monitorTwo-display workstation configuration
- displayPresentation for viewing
image · picture · nature photo · rolling hills · starry night · icons · right click · Windows · Mac · customization · resolution · high resolution · tile · stretch · slideshow · nature · landscape · aesthetic
desktop backgroundforeground
Nearest visual plane
overlay · taskbar · pop-up · notification · toolbar
desktop, background, topped, topping, topmost, backed, backing, backer, ground