desktop publishing

Noun

1.

desktop publishing - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials

(text, application)

desktop publishing - (DTP) Using computers to lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc. A good DTP system will provide, among other things, facilities to fit text into irregular shapes in a variety of fonts and sizes. http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/gwp/dtp/dtp.html.

computer science, computing, publication, publishing