desktop publishing

desktop publishing

n.
The design and production of publications using personal computers with graphics capability.
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desktop publishing

n
(Communications & Information) a means of publishing reports, advertising, etc, to typeset quality using a desktop computer. Abbreviation: DTP
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desk′top pub′lishing


n.
the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a microcomputer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics.
[1980–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.desktop publishing - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materialsdesktop publishing - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials
publishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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Translations
stolní ediční systém
desktoppublishingdtp
Kleinauflage
desktop publishingeditoria elettronicaeditoria personalegrafica computerizzata
kompiuterinė leidyba
elektroniska izdevejdarbiba
grafisk tekstbehandlingskjermredigeringskrivebordssetting
桌面出版系统

desktop publishing

[ˈdɛskˌtɒp ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ] ndesktop publishing m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

desktop publishing

(ˈdesktop ˌpabliʃiŋ) noun
(also DTP) the production of a magazine etc using a small computer and a printer.
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