desktop publishing

noun, Computers.
1.
the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a personal computer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics.
Also called computer-aided publishing.
Examples from the web for desktop publishing
  • They also need word processing, computer graphics, and desktop publishing skills.
  • Personal computers and desktop publishing software help scam artists produce slick promotional materials.
  • Provide professional support services for central office employees with desktop publishing software.
  • The process he envisages is a technical procession similar to that which happened to desktop publishing and printing.
  • We work with you from developing ideas and determining what products you need through desktop publishing and printing.
  • They are stored in plain text and can be imported into any word processor or desktop publishing program.
  • Ability to use application tools for desktop publishing and graphic design.
British Dictionary definitions for desktop publishing

desktop publishing

noun
1.
a means of publishing reports, advertising, etc, to typeset quality using a desktop computer DTP
desktop publishing in Technology
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.
(https://cs.purdue.edu/homes/gwp/dtp/dtp.html).
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.text.desktop.
(2005-03-14)