Desktop publishing (abbreviated DTP) is the creation of documents using page layout skills on a personal computer. Desktop publishing software can generate layouts and produce typographic quality text and images comparable to traditional typography and printing. This technology allows individuals, businesses, and other organizations to self-publis...
the use of a personal computer to perform publishing tasks that would otherwise require much more complicated equipment and human effort. Desktop ... [5 related articles]
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A process for creating camera ready and plate ready artwork on a personal computer.
Producing printed documents, magazines, books, etc., using a small computer and printer
A generic title given to the introduction of personal computers (PC) to typesetting, page composition and image handling. The combination of all these gives electronic control within a single system of what was traditionally a specialist and segmented operation.
Using a personal computer and page layout software to create documents.
[n] - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials
noun (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials
Use of microcomputers for small-scale typesetting and page makeup. DTP systems are capable of producing camera-ready pages (pages ready for photographing and printing), made up of text and graphics, with text set in different typefaces and sizes. The page can be previewed on the screen before final printing on a laser printer. A DTP program...
the design and production of publications by means of specialized software enabling a microcomputer to generate typeset-quality text and graphics. Also called