Source : WordNet®

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

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

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)}.
     
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        (1995-01-05)