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Post-it note-like computer application
Desktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings. They
Desktop_notes
Desktop notes application included in Microsoft Windows
quickly and enables users to quickly take notes using post-it note–like windows on their desktop. Sticky Notes originated in Windows XP Tablet Edition in
Sticky_Notes
Small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back
Virtual Post-it notes have been created for computers in the form of desktop notes. These include 3M's own Post-it Brand Software Notes, Stickies in macOS
Post-it_note
Computer program
Google Desktop was a computer program with desktop search capabilities, created by Google for Linux, Apple Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows systems. It
Google_Desktop
Desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like systems
open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like[failed verification] operating systems. It is distributed as the default desktop environment
GNOME
Freeform note-taking software
audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network. OneNote also includes the Sticky Notes feature that may
Microsoft_OneNote
Desktop environment for Linux
COSMIC is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Originally a modified version of GNOME made for
COSMIC_desktop
Notetaking application
open-source desktop note-taking application written for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD operating systems. Tomboy was part of the GNOME 2 desktop environment
Tomboy_(software)
Discontinued widget engine for Windows Vista and 7
Windows Desktop Gadgets (called Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista) is a widget engine for Windows Vista and Windows 7, part of the now discontinued Microsoft
Windows_Desktop_Gadgets
Part of a larger software application which has a stand-alone UI and simplified features
weather, the time, a calendar, a dictionary, a map program, a calculator, desktop notes, photo viewers, or even a language translator, among other things. Widgets
Software_widget
Software application for Apple platforms
the iCloud service. Notes can be arranged in folders and pinned to the user's desktop. When the application is closed, the pinned note still remains. Additionally
Notes_(Apple)
Desktop and app virtualization product
Desktop Access". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 7 May 2018. "Release Notes for VMware Horizon 7 version 7.12". VMware. Retrieved 3 June 2021. "Release Notes
Omnissa_Horizon
Linux distribution
suffixed with Server (SLES) for servers and mainframes, and Desktop (SLED) for workstations and desktop computers. Its major versions are released at an interval
SUSE_Linux_Enterprise
Desktop environment
as four individual letters, /ɛks ɛf siː iː/) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Xfce aims
Xfce
Linux distribution with low resource requirements
10 desktop editions, where the only significant difference between the two was their desktop environment. Ubuntu 10.10 included the Unity desktop, which
Comparison of lightweight Linux distributions
Comparison_of_lightweight_Linux_distributions
Desktop environment for Unix and OpenVMS
The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is a desktop environment for Unix and OpenVMS, based on the Motif widget toolkit. It was part of the UNIX 98 Workstation
Common_Desktop_Environment
Lightweight X11 desktop environment for Linux and BSD
LXDE (abbreviation for Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a free desktop environment with comparatively low resource requirements. This makes it especially
LXDE
Software that manages computer hardware resources
mobile devices such as smartphones, while Windows, macOS, and Linux are for desktop computers. Linux distributions are dominant in the server and supercomputing
Operating_system
Set of graphical environments for Unix-like operating systems
different variants tailored for specific device types, such as Plasma Desktop for personal computers, and Plasma Mobile for smartphones. Plasma was first
KDE_Plasma
Notetaking application for Apple Macintosh computers
available for Microsoft Windows. Similar applications (described as "desktop notes") are available for most operating systems.[citation needed] In 1994
Stickies_(Apple)
Desktop environment forked from GNOME 3
open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It was originally based on GNOME 3, but follows traditional desktop metaphor
Cinnamon (desktop environment)
Cinnamon_(desktop_environment)
A desktop environment is a collection of software designed to give functionality and a certain look and feel to an operating system. This article applies
Comparison of X Window System desktop environments
Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments
Desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
independent, free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that targets the desktop metaphor. Budgie is developed
Budgie_(desktop_environment)
Open-source desktop note-taking application
open-source desktop note-taking application written for Linux, cloned by Hubert Figuière from Tomboy. It uses a Wiki-like linking system to connect notes together
Gnote
Desktop environment forked from GNOME 2
MATE (/ˈmɑːteɪ/ MAH-tay) is a desktop environment composed of free and open-source software that runs on Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems
MATE_(desktop_environment)
Remote Desktop Protocol clients allow users to connect to servers running Remote Desktop Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, or non-Microsoft server software
List of Remote Desktop Protocol clients
List_of_Remote_Desktop_Protocol_clients
Productivity web application
tracking. It was first released in 2016 and is available on the web and as desktop and mobile apps. It is headquartered in San Francisco. Notion Labs, Inc
Notion (productivity software)
Notion_(productivity_software)
Desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is a complete software desktop environment designed for Linux and Unix-like operating systems, intended for computer
Trinity_Desktop_Environment
Knowledge base and note-taking software
commercial licenses, and early access versions are paid. It is available as desktop versions for macOS, Windows and Linux as well as for mobile operating systems
Obsidian_(software)
Operating environment created by Digital Research
graphical user interface of the Atari ST series of computers, providing a WIMP desktop. It was also available for IBM PC compatibles and shipped with some models
GEM_(desktop_environment)
Notetaking application
Joplin is a free and open-source desktop and mobile note-taking and to-do list application written for Unix-like (including macOS and Linux) and Microsoft
Joplin_(software)
Linux distribution developed by Canonical
meritocratic governance model, Ubuntu is released in multiple official editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for IoT and robotic devices. Ubuntu is published on a
Ubuntu
Page layout using a personal computer
Desktop publishing (DTP) is the creation of documents using dedicated software on a personal ("desktop") computer. It was first used almost exclusively
Desktop_publishing
Desktop-like feature of Samsung mobile devices
their device into a desktop-like experience by connecting a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The name "DeX" is a contraction of "Desktop eXperience". For technical
Samsung_DeX
Virtual reality software
Virtual Desktop is remote control software for Android-based virtual reality headsets. It allows users to control a PC over a wireless LAN from the headset
Virtual_Desktop
Desktop environment that runs in a web browser
A web desktop or webtop is a desktop environment embedded in a web browser or similar client application. A webtop integrates web applications, web services
Web_desktop
Free web browser
stable version was released on 10 April 1995, making it one of the oldest desktop web browsers to exist. It was commercial software for its first ten years
Opera_(web_browser)
Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, utilizing the KDE desktop environment
Ubuntu, a Linux distribution that uses the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment instead of the GNOME desktop environment. As part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu
Kubuntu
History of the Ubuntu operating system
notes". Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008. Langasek, Steve (8 July 2009). "Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop Edition
Ubuntu_version_history
Web browser developed by Microsoft
Chrome, while as of January 2025[update], Edge is second most popular PC/desktop web browser with Safari sliding to 3rd place. The new Microsoft Edge is
Microsoft_Edge
Amiga-compatible computer operating system
several libraries and other parts are open source, such as the Ambient desktop. The project began in 1999. It was produced for the Pegasos computer, as
MorphOS
Relative market adoption of operating systems
28%. For desktop computers and laptops, Microsoft Windows has 62.16%, followed by unknown operating systems at 18.75%, Mac OS at 14.58%, desktop Linux at
Usage share of operating systems
Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Fedora OS release dates
of the Linux kernel; Version 2.4 of the GNOME Desktop Environment (GNOME); Version 3.1 of the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Fedora Core 2 was released
Fedora_Linux_release_history
Ubuntu or Debian-based Linux distribution
functionality, and appeal to desktop users. It comes bundled with a selection of free and open-source software. The default desktop environment is Cinnamon
Linux_Mint
Concept used on desktop computer graphical user interfaces
In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact
Desktop_metaphor
This page is a comparison of notable remote desktop software available for various platforms. In the table above, the following terminology is intended
Comparison of remote desktop software
Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software
Graphical user interface for Ubuntu
the latter was renamed Lomiri in February 2020. Unity7 is the default desktop environment in Ubuntu Unity, an official flavor of Ubuntu since 2022. The
Unity_(user_interface)
Family of Unix-like operating systems
sophisticated workstations. Desktop Linux distributions include a windowing system such as X11 or Wayland and a desktop environment such as KDE Plasma
Linux
2012 operating system version
Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. OS X Mountain Lion
OS_X_Mountain_Lion
2002 free software
K Desktop Environment 3 (KDE 3) is the third series of releases of the K Desktop Environment (after that called KDE Software Compilation). It was one of
K_Desktop_Environment_3
Debian-based Linux distribution
"Parrot 4.5 release notes". Parrot OS Blog. 21 January 2019. "Parrot OS 4.10 Released, Now Officially Supports Lightweight Xfce Desktop". 17 August 2020
Parrot_OS
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
free and paid versions. It uses a GNOME and Xfce 4 desktop environment by default, although the desktop is heavily customized for users more familiar with
Zorin_OS
Privacy-focused encrypted messaging app
Signal is also distributed for iOS and desktop programs for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Registration for desktop use requires an iOS or Android device.
Signal_(software)
Suite of office software
platform that combines workplace chat, meetings, notes, and attachments. Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing app for Windows mostly used for designing
Microsoft_Office
AMD brand for microprocessors
of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors, designed and marketed by AMD for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms, based on the Zen microarchitecture
Ryzen
Closed source version of Unix developed by SCO
Xinuos OpenServer, previously SCO UNIX and SCO Open Desktop (SCO ODT), is a closed source computer operating system developed by Santa Cruz Operation
OpenServer
Note-taking application
it competitive among digital note-taking apps. Apple Notes Evernote "Cloud Note-Taking App Notability Launches On Desktop Just In Time For Students Heading
Notability_(application)
Circuit board-microprocessor connection
inserting the chip into the socket. CPU sockets are used on the motherboard in desktop and server computers. Because they allow easy swapping of components, they
CPU_socket
Collaborative software platform
HCL Notes (formerly Lotus Notes then IBM Notes) is a proprietary collaborative software platform for Unix (AIX), IBM i, Windows, Linux, and macOS, sold
HCL_Notes
Derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, utilizing the Cinnamon desktop environment
and open-source Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, using the Cinnamon desktop environment in place of Ubuntu's GNOME Shell. The first release was 19
Ubuntu_Cinnamon
Desktop computer brand
line of business desktop computers for use in the corporate, government, and education markets. HP operate their business desktops on minimum 12-month
List_of_HP_business_desktops
Free desktop environment based on GTK+
Sugar is a free and open-source desktop environment designed for interactive learning by children. It was developed by SugarLabs. Developed as part of
Sugar_(desktop_environment)
Linux desktop environment
LXQt is a free and open source lightweight desktop environment. It was formed from the merger of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. Like its GTK predecessor
LXQt
American manufacturer of 3D printers
Desktop Metal, Inc. is a public American technology company that designs and markets 3D printing systems. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts,
Desktop_Metal
Computer interface design concept
In computer science, the semantic desktop is a collective term for ideas related to changing a computer's user interface and data handling capabilities
Semantic_desktop
Unix-derived operating system
DesktopBSD was a Unix-derived, desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD. Its goal was to combine the stability of FreeBSD with the ease of use
DesktopBSD
Web browser developed by Google
September 2013, Google started making Chrome apps "For your desktop". This meant offline access, desktop shortcuts, and less dependence on Chrome—apps launch
Google_Chrome
American software company
its name to Thinspace. Web desktop Sources Oracle Secure Global Desktop Notes Oracle Secure Desktop (Oracle) Secure Desktops Newcomb, Kevin (June 2004)
Tarantella,_Inc.
User interfaces describe ways in which virtual space of a computer's desktop is expanded
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
Virtual_desktop
2008 desktop environment
three workspaces, each targeting a certain platform: Plasma Desktop for traditional desktop PCs and notebooks, Plasma Netbook for netbooks, and Plasma
KDE_Plasma_4
Desktop search platform by Microsoft
Windows Search (formerly MSN Desktop Search, Windows Desktop Search, and the Windows Search Engine) is a content index and desktop search platform by Microsoft
Windows_Search
Operating system distribution
released in server versions for x86-64, Power ISA, ARM64, and IBM Z and a desktop version for x86-64. Fedora Linux and CentOS Stream serve as its upstream
Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux
Software for deploying containerized applications
2021: Docker Desktop for Windows and MacOS was no longer available free of charge for enterprise users. Docker ended free Docker Desktop use for larger
Docker_(software)
Desktop environment for X Window System
The ROX Desktop is a discontinued graphical desktop environment for the X Window System. It is based on the ROX-Filer, a drag and drop spatial file manager
ROX_Desktop
Series of image file formats
desktop publishing, and page-layout applications. The format was created by Stephen Carlsen, an engineer at Aldus Corporation, for use in desktop publishing
TIFF
Note-taking service developed by Google
Google Keep (formerly Google Notes and appears in app launcher as Keep Notes) is a note-taking service included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs
Google_Keep
Remote desktop application
AnyDesk is a remote desktop application distributed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The proprietary software program provides platform-independent remote access
AnyDesk
priority, date or category in task lists Notes, for reference materials, memoranda or journal entries Palm Desktop ships with all current Palm devices, and
Palm_Desktop
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
overview of alerts from applications. It is a desktop version similar to the one in iOS 5.0 and higher. Notes is added, as an application separate from Mail
MacOS_version_history
Line of CPUs produced by Intel
then succeeded later in July by the Core 2 series, which included both desktop and mobile processors with up to four cores, and introduced 64-bit support
Intel_Core
Accounting software for small and medium-sized businesses developed by Intuit
QuickBooks Desktop is only available on a rental/subscription basis for users in UK and Ireland, and is to be withdrawn from sale with no desktop software
QuickBooks
Software distribution
editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh, ROSA Enterprise Desktop, and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server, with the latter two aiming at commercial users. Its desktop computer
ROSA_Linux
Desktop publishing software
Microsoft Publisher is a soon to be retired desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis is placed
Microsoft_Publisher
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
2018. Retrieved January 19, 2012. "Wikipedia Gets a Fresh New Look: First Desktop Update in a Decade Puts Usability at the Forefront". Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia
Geographic information system maintained by Esri
ARC/INFO, a command line-based GIS. ARC/INFO was later merged into ArcGIS Desktop, which was eventually superseded by ArcGIS Pro in 2015. Additionally, ArcGIS
ArcGIS
Computer display feature
are presented to applications as if they are running at 96 DPI and the Desktop Window Manager then scales the resulting application window to match the
Resolution_independence
Cross-platform instant messaging service
other participants. Chats can be exported to preserve them via Telegram's Desktop client, but the saved data cannot be imported back into the user's account
Telegram_(software)
2020 Android phablets by Samsung Electronics
Note 20 series also include a number of new software features, which include performance optimization for mobile gaming, wireless sync with desktop and
Samsung_Galaxy_Note_20
Personal computer for mobile use
operating systems, laptops tend to run on desktop operating systems, which were originally developed for desktop computers. Laptops are used in a variety
Laptop
CrashPlan Release Notes. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018. "Theia - Cloud and Desktop IDE Platform".
List of software using Electron
List_of_software_using_Electron
Reference management software
web site, or using Mendeley Reference Manager (desktop app). The literature search function in the desktop application had also been removed. In September
Mendeley
Computer operating system
Windows Phone, and Windows CE/Embedded Compact. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with a 77% market share as of May 2026[update]
Microsoft_Windows
Open source Firefox-based web browser
can't recommend anything else". XDA. Retrieved May 19, 2025. zen-browser/desktop, Zen Browser, July 10, 2025, retrieved July 10, 2025 Wallen, Jack (February
Zen_Browser
Operating system
several configurations: a standard edition, a "Lite" version without a desktop environment, and a "Full" version that includes additional software such
Raspberry_Pi_OS
2023 operating system version
to the Notification Center—instead they can be placed anywhere on the desktop, and the widget picker has been redesigned to resemble the iOS and iPadOS
MacOS_Sonoma
Comparison of computer software designed for taking notes
allowing users to host their own notes and use end-to-end encryption. These tables aim to help users choose a note-taking tool that best fits their workflow
Comparison of note-taking software
Comparison_of_note-taking_software
employees sometime in 2009. Common features of Core i (1st gen) Lynnfield desktop processors: Socket: LGA 1156. All CPUs support the P55 chipset. All the
List_of_Intel_Core_processors
Linux distribution based on Ubuntu
the Xfce desktop environment, instead of Ubuntu's customized GNOME desktop. Xubuntu seeks to provide "a light, stable and configurable desktop environment
Xubuntu
Computer intended for use by an individual person
small, leading to the desktop nomenclature. More recently, the phrase usually indicates a particular style of computer case. Desktop computers come in a
Personal_computer
1996 video game
Jones and His Desktop Adventures is a 1996 adventure video game. Desktop Adventures was made to run in a windowed form on the desktop to limit memory
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures
Indiana_Jones_and_His_Desktop_Adventures
DESKTOP NOTES
DESKTOP NOTES
Girl/Female
Tamil
Raga, Taal, Correctness of musical & singing notes
Girl/Female
Hindu
Raga, Taal, Correctness of musical & singing notes
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
7 Basic Notes of Music
Boy/Male
Hindu
Raga, Taal, Correctness of musical & singing notes
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and Belgian
Dutch and Belgian : variant of Haas. Debrabandere notes that in Flanders this is found as a shortened form of Hazaert (see Hazard).English and Irish : variant spelling of Hayes or Hays.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Lyrics; Musical Notes
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lyrics, Musical notes
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lyrics, Musical notes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a female personal name (see Mould). MacLysaght notes that this name was taken to County Kilkenny in the 17th century, and also occurs among Irish-speaking people in County Connemara, Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Marsh.French : habitational name from places so named in Ardèche, Ardennes, Gard, Loire, Nièvre, and Meurthe-et-Moselle, from the Latin personal name Marcius, used adjectivally.French : from the personal name Meard, Mard, Mart, vernacular forms of the saint’s name Médard. Morlet notes that there are a number of places called Saint-Mars, formerly recorded in Latin as Sanctus Medardus.French : from the name of the month, mars ‘ March’, denoting seed sown in March, and hence a metonymic name for an arable grower.French (De Mars) : habitational name from Mars in the Ardennes.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Marsilius.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Musical notes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Master. Reaney notes the medieval example atte Maysters (1327), and suggests this might have denoted someone who lived at a master’s house, a master’s servant or perhaps an apprentice.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English clubbe, clobbe ‘club’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a club maker or possibly as a nickname for someone who habitually carried a club. Reaney notes that ‘by the Assize of Arms, every adult man had to be provided with at least a knife and a staff or club.’
Boy/Male
French
Destiny; fate.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Devon)
English (Somerset and Devon) : habitational name from Coxley, Somerset, named from Old English cÅc ‘cook’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’. Mills notes that the wife of a cook of the royal household is recorded in Domesday Book (1086) as holding lands near Wells in Somerset.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Musical notes
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from Middle English gode ‘good’ + body ‘person’, ‘creature’, apparently a nickname for a good person. Reaney, however, notes that the expression was used as a polite term of address, and the surname may therefore have arisen as a nickname for someone who habitually used this expression.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Raga, Taal, Correctness of musical & singing notes
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Lyrics, Musical notes
Shrutaly | à®·à¯à®°à¯à®¤à®¾à®²à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical notes
DESKTOP NOTES
DESKTOP NOTES
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Peak; Mountain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Direction of God
Girl/Female
Muslim
Light bringer
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
The Goddess of Durga; Intelligent; Lotus; A Writer Name; Softness of Lotus Flower
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Smiling
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Song; Anthem
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Chosen One
Girl/Female
Indian
Sweet
Boy/Male
Hindu
Charitable king
Girl/Female
English
Caprice.
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DESKTOP NOTES
DESKTOP NOTES
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DESKTOP NOTES
n.
A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts.
n.
A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
a.
hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes.
v.
The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes.
a.
Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.
n.
A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.
a.
Harmonious; melodious; musical; as, tuneful notes.
v. t.
To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.
n.
A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a tremulous effect; -- called also tremolant, and tremulant.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Estop
a.
Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes.
n.
A chord of three notes.
n. & interj.
Words imitative of the notes of the owl.
n.
Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes.
n.
A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a bank or treasury for payment of its notes.
v. t.
To impede or bar by estoppel.
n.
A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.
n.
The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [/] has the value of two eighth notes [/].
imp. & p. p.
of Estop
n.
A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever.