desktop publishing
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desktop publishing
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The use of page layout software on a desktop computer to produce publishable documents.
"My memory of him in the office at Peterborough was the ferocious nature of his typing, on a manual machine of course. This was long before the days of desktop publishing, and you could hear him down the corridor absolutely hammering the keyboard."
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noun use of page layout software
| 日本語 | 卓上出版 takujō shuppan, デスクトップパブリッシング desukutoppu paburisshingu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 桌面出版 zhuōmiàn chūbǎn, 桌上出版 zhuōshàng chūbǎn, 桌上排版 zhuōshàng páibǎn |
| Português | editoração eletrônica, diagramação eletrônica, paginação eletrónica, edição eletrónica |
| Français | publication assistée par ordinateur, PAO |
| Deutsch | Desktop-Publishing, Desktoppublishing |
| Ελληνικά | επιτραπέζια έκδοση epitrapézia ékdosi |
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title = {desktop publishing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desktop%20publishing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
