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== Elements of the Desktop Environment ==
===Icons===
[[Image:desktop1.png|right|500px| '''Gnome Desktop Environment displaying Panels''' ]]
Contained on the desktop (located on the left-hand-side) are '''icons'''. These icons can represent '''hardware devices''', '''applications''', and other items such as '''documents''', '''pictures''', '''music''', etc... The user can open these files or run these applications by pointing and double-clicking on the icon.