1. desktop publishing DTP Using computers to lay out text and graphics for printing in magazines, newsletters, brochures, etc. A good DTP system will provide, among other things, facilities to fit text into irregular shapes in a variety of fonts and sizes. http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/gwp/dtp/dtp.html. [Other features? Usenet newsgroup? Software?] 2. computer science the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials