PostScript
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'''PostScript''' is a [[Page description languages|page description language]] and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print. | '''PostScript''' is a [[Page description languages|page description language]] and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print. | ||
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* [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostview and GSview] - Viewers based on Ghostscript | * [http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ Ghostview and GSview] - Viewers based on Ghostscript | ||
* [[Scribus]] | * [[Scribus]] | ||
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+ | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/document/ps/ | ||
== External links == | == External links == |
Revision as of 03:05, 29 July 2021
PostScript is a page description language and document format, used primarily with printers. It is actually a complete programming language, which the printer interprets in order to generate graphics to print.
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Identifiers
Version | PRONOM |
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1.0 | x-fmt/91 |
2.0 | x-fmt/406 |
2.1 | x-fmt/407 |
3.0 | x-fmt/408 |
3.1 | fmt/501 |
See also
- Encapsulated PostScript
- PostScript binary object format
- PostScript font
- PostScript Printer Description
Specifications
Software
- Ghostscript - A free PostScript interpreter
- Ghostview and GSview - Viewers based on Ghostscript
- Scribus