- the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- the act of bringing before thepublic; announcement.
- the state or fact of being published.
- something that is published, especially a periodical.
- the act or process of publishing a printed work
- any printed work offered for sale or distribution
- the act or an instance of making information public
- the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person
