publishing
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distributionSynonyms: publication
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict. [1913 Webster]
Published was the bounty of her name.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
2.To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage. [1913 Webster]
3.To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press. [1913 Webster]
4.To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
To publish a will (Law), to acknowledge it before the witnesses as the testator's last will and testament. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate; disclose; divulge; reveal. See Announce. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
<language> (PUB) A 1972 text-formatting language for TOPS-10, with syntax based on SAIL. PUB influenced TeX and Scribe.
["PUB: The Document Compiler", Larry Tesler, Stanford AI Proj Op Note, Sept 1972].
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