"desktop publishing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} desktop publishing (uncountable)
  1. (computer graphics) The use of page layout software on a desktop computer to produce publishable documents. Wikipedia link: desktop publishing Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics Synonyms: DTP [abbreviation] Translations (use of page layout software): 桌面出版 (zhuōmiàn chūbǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 桌上出版 (zhuōshàng chūbǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 桌上排版 (zhuōshàng páibǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), tietokonetaitto (Finnish), publication assistée par ordinateur (French), PAO (French), επιτραπέζια έκδοση (epitrapézia ékdosi) [feminine] (Greek), (asztali) kiadványszerkesztés (Hungarian), foilsitheoireacht deisce [feminine] (Irish), 卓上出版 (takujō shuppan) (Japanese), デスクトップパブリッシング (desukutoppu paburisshingu) (Japanese), editoração eletrônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), diagramação eletrônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), paginação eletrónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), edição eletrónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese)

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