Page description language

A page description language is a language that describes the contents of a printed page in a higher level than an actual output bitmap. Some page description languages are not complete enough to be considered a programming language, however, PostScript, one of the most noted page description languages is a fully fledged programming language.

  • DVI (stands for DeVice Independent)
  • PCL (Printer Control Language)
  • PDF (Portable Document Format)
  • PostScript


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