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desktop publishing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of page layout software on a desktop computer to produce publishable documents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: publication, publishing

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 桌面出版 (zhuōmiàn chūbǎn) — use of page layout software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桌上出版 (zhuōshàng chūbǎn) — use of page layout software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桌上排版 (zhuōshàng páibǎn) — use of page layout software
  • Finnish: tietokonetaitto — use of page layout software
  • French: publication assistée par ordinateur — use of page layout software
  • French: PAO — use of page layout software
  • German: Desktop-Publishing — use of page layout software
  • German: Desktoppublishing — use of page layout software
  • Greek: επιτραπέζια έκδοση (epitrapézia ékdosi) — use of page layout software
  • Hungarian: (asztali) kiadványszerkesztés — use of page layout software
  • Irish: foilsitheoireacht deisce — use of page layout software
  • Japanese: 卓上出版 (takujō shuppan) — use of page layout software
  • Japanese: デスクトップパブリッシング (desukutoppu paburisshingu) — use of page layout software
  • Lithuanian: stalinė leidyba — use of page layout software
  • Polish: desktop publishing — use of page layout software
  • Portuguese: editoração eletrônica — use of page layout software
  • Portuguese: diagramação eletrônica — use of page layout software
  • Portuguese: paginação eletrónica — use of page layout software
  • Portuguese: edição eletrónica — use of page layout software