desktop publishing

desktop publishing

noun Computers.
the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a microcomputer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics.
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Desktop publishing is always a great word to know.
So is touchscreen. Does it mean:
a touch-sensitive display screen, in which touching different portions of the screen with a finger will cause the computer to take actions
a name consisting of an alphanumeric sequence used as an Internet address to identify the location of particular Web pages
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desktop publishing
 
n
DTP a means of publishing reports, advertising, etc, to typeset quality using a desktop computer

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desktop publishing definition

text, application
(DTP) Using computers to lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc. A good DTP system provides precise control over templates, styles, fonts, sizes, colour, paragraph formatting, images and fitting text into irregular shapes.
Example programs include FrameMaker, PageMaker, InDesign and GeoPublish.
(http://cs.purdue.edu/homes/gwp/dtp/dtp.html).
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.text.desktop.
(2005-03-14)

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