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desktop publishing

desk·top pub·lish·ing


noun 
Definition:
 
production of publications using personal computer: the use of a personal computer and specialist software to lay out and produce typeset-quality documents for printing. Desktop publishing systems can mix text and graphics on the same page and are used to produce a variety of documents from flyers and newsletters to brochures and books.

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