KDE Plasma 4 was released as part of KDE Software Compilation 4 and replaced Kicker, KDesktop, and SuperKaramba, which formed the Desktop in earlier KDE releases.
kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː plˈæzmə fˈoːɹ wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː sˈɔftwɛɹ kˌɑːmpɪlˈeɪʃən fˈoːɹ ænd ɹᵻplˈeɪst kˈɪkɚ, kˈeɪ dˈɛsktɑːp, ænd sˈuːpɚ kæɹˈæmbə, wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹmd ðə dˈɛsktɑːp ɪn ˈɜːlɪɚ kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz.