desktop publishing
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noun Computers.
the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a microcomputer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics.
Also called computer-aided publishing.
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| desktop publishing | |
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| DTP a means of publishing reports, advertising, etc, to typeset quality using a desktop computer | |
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Computing Dictionary
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)
Example sentences
Provide professional support services for central office employees with desktop publishing software.
They also need word processing, computer graphics, and desktop publishing skills.
Personal computers and desktop publishing software help scam artists produce slick promotional materials.
The process he envisages is a technical procession similar to that which happened to desktop publishing and printing.
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