To publish's to make content publicly known. The term's most frequently applied to the distribution of text or images on paper, or to the placing of content on a website. The word publication means the act of publishing, and it also means any writing of which copies are published, and any website. Among publications are books, and periodicals, the latter including magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers. Legal definition and copyright "Publication"'s a technical term in legal contexts and… (More on Publication)