Meaning & use
DTP
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Meaning
abbreviationuncountablecomputing
the use of a computer to design and produce printed pages, such as books, magazines, or posters
Grammar: Used like a noun: DTP software, a DTP course. No plural form.
Patterns
- DTP software
- a DTP program
- do DTP
She learned DTP to make posters for the school fair.
The magazine is put together using DTP software.
He works in DTP and spends most of his day arranging text and images on screen.
Common combinations
- DTP software
- This DTP software lets you move pictures and text freely on the page.
- DTP skills
- Good DTP skills are useful for anyone producing newsletters.
- a DTP program
- I opened a DTP program to design the invitation.
- do DTP
- She does DTP for a small publishing company.
Synonyms and how they differ
- desktop publishing
- The full term; it is more formal and more common in speech than the abbreviation DTP.
Commonly confused: DTP or DTP vaccine?
DTP vs DTP vaccine
In medicine, DTP can also stand for a combined vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. Context tells you which meaning is intended.
Practice
What does DTP commonly mean in computing?
Choose one answer.
In computing and publishing, DTP stands for desktop publishing, the design of pages on a computer. A printer is a device, and data transfer protocol is a different abbreviation (often FTP or TCP).
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “DTP”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.