desktop publishing
Syllabification: (desk·top pub·lish·ing)
(abbreviation: DTP)
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noun
- the production of printed matter by means of a printer linked to a desktop computer, with special software. The system enables reports, advertising matter, company magazines, etc., to be produced cheaply with a layout and print quality similar to that of typeset books, for xerographic or other reproduction.