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PostScript

PostScript (PS) is a page description language and dynamically typed, stack-based programming language. It is most commonly used in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing realm, but as a Turing complete programming language, it can be used for many other purposes as well. PostScript was created at Adobe Systems by John Warnock, Charles Geschke…

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Designed by
John Warnock, Chuck Geschke, Doug Brotz, Ed Taft, Bill Paxton
Developer
Adobe Systems
First appeared
1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Paradigm
Multi-paradigm: concatenative (stack-based), procedural
Stable release
PostScript 3 / 1997; 29 years ago (1997)
Typing discipline
Dynamic, weak

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PostScript

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples156
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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PostScript

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related to Further reading · 45
PostScript → Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Addison-Wesley, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Adobe, Adobe Systems, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Archived, August, Bill, By Adobe Systems Incorporated, Charles, Colorado, Cookbook, Display PostScript, EPS, February, First Guide, Font Format, Geometry, Geschke
related to history · 18
PostScript → At, Bob Sproull, But Press, Concurrently, Evans, Gaffney, In, Interpress, John Gaffney, John Warnock, New York Harbor, PARC, Press, Sutherland, The, William Newman, Xerox PARC, Xerox Star
related to Other implementations · 17
PostScript → Adobe, Adobe's, Apple, As, At, Both, In, Linotronic, Macintosh, Microsoft, PostScript-compatible, RIP, RISC-based, This, TrueImage, TrueType, Windows
related to The language · 11
PostScript → As, Forth, It, Lisp, Literals, Most, Polish, PS, Sophisticated, The, Turing-complete
related to Use as a display system · 10
PostScript → Apple's QuickDraw, As, B-splines, GUI, GUIs, However, In, PS, There, This
see also · 8
PostScript → Adobe StandardEncoding, Document Structuring ConventionsEncapsulated PostScript, EPS, Forth, PCL, PPD, Printer Command Language, Printer Description
related to Before PostScript · 7
PostScript → As, ASCII, Interpress, Prior, The, There, This
related to PostScript printing · 6
PostScript → Laser, Like, Many, Since, This, Unlike
related to Font handling · 5
PostScript → Almost, It, One, PS, The
related to Portable Document Format · 4
PostScript → But PDF, Except, However PostScript, PDF

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language adobe printer fonts printers used font type ps system pdf graphics printing systems laser called format output apple also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PostScriptDesigned byJohn Warnock, Chuck Geschke, Doug Brotz, Ed Taft, Bill Paxton1.00infobox
PostScriptDeveloperAdobe Systems1.00infobox
PostScriptFirst appeared1982; 44 years ago (1982)1.00infobox
PostScriptParadigmMulti-paradigm: concatenative (stack-based), procedural1.00infobox
PostScriptStable releasePostScript 3 / 1997; 29 years ago (1997)1.00infobox
PostScriptTyping disciplineDynamic, weak1.00infobox
Altsys Fontographerinstance ofRetail tools0.80text
Linotronic implemented PostScriptinstance ofwhen it fully removed support in favor of OpenType fonts.Other implementationsBoth computer printers and high-end typesetters0.80text
Linotronic implemented PostScriptinstance ofOther implementationsBoth computer printers and high-end typesetters0.80text
PostScriptrelated to "Hello world"Hello World0.60section
PostScriptrelated to Before PostScriptPrior0.60section
PostScriptrelated to Before PostScriptInterpress0.60section

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