Synonyms

desktop publishing

American

noun

Computers.

the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a personal computer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics.

desktop publishing British

noun

DTP. a means of publishing reports, advertising, etc, to typeset quality using a desktop computer

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desktop publishing

Luke Michel has already lived through two technology overhauls in his career, first desktop publishing in the 1980s and online publishing later on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

“I admired entrepreneurs, and desktop publishing had just become a possibility.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021

To demonstrate, let him tell you a little story about QuarkXPress, the desktop publishing program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

He began his career working in desktop publishing and typesetting, the field in which Ms. Lenz also began her career.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2021

Impression costs went on decreasing with desktop publishing, copiers, color copiers and digital printing equipment.

From Technology and Books for All by Lebert, Marie

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