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Language peer sets for PostScript:
United States
United States/1982
Designed 1982
1980s languages
Fourth generation
Late Cold War
Genus 2d shape
String and List Processing
2d shape
2d Construct-related
Image-related
2d shape/1982
2d Construct-related/1982
Image-related/1982
2d shape/United States
2d Construct-related/United States
Image-related/United States
String and List Processing
String and List Processing/1982
String and List Processing/us

PostScript(ID:1010/pos004)

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1982
Published: 1982
Genus: 2d shape
Sammet category: String and List Processing


J. Warnock et al, Adobe Systems, ca. 1982. Interpretive stack-based page description language originally used in the by Apple LaserWriter, and now many laser printers and on-screen graphics systems.

language optimized for printing graphics and text (on paper, film, or CRT). It is a page description language introduced by Adobe in 1985 and first appeared in the Apple Laserwriter. The main purpose was to provide a convenient language in which to describe images in a device independent manner. This device independence means that the image is described without reference to any specific device features so that the same description could be used on any POSTSCRIPT printer without modification.


People:
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Related languages
JaM PostScript   Evolution of
PostScript Ghostscript   Implementation
PostScript METAPOST   Target language for

References:
  • (1985) PostScript Language reference Manual, Adobe Systems, A-W 1985.
  • (2002) Library of Congress Subject Headings P67
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