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Hah! I fondly remember some Linux distro that had the Desktop translated to a literal table top. Translating without context must be really tough. Especially with a language like English that is utterly ambiguous.
In Chinese Windows, Desktop has been officially translated as literal table top since at least Windows 95. I don't see the issue here XD
Now I wonder if English speaking people think of it as a literal table top. I always thought it stands on its own.