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A imaginary desktop that does not actually exist. You can use the LCD of your notebook computer and an external display to create a large virtual desktop.
When a graphics card is capable of holding in its memory a resolution greater than that being displayed on the screen, the monitor can act as a ‘window' onto the larger viewing area which may be panned across the "desktop".
n. A desktop enhancement tool that provides access to the desktop when it is covered by open windows or that expands the size of the working desktop. See also desktop.
A virtual desktop is a term used, usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which a computer's desktop environment is expanded through the use of software.