PostScript
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PostScript is a page description and programming language widely used in desktop publishing and printing to precisely define the layout and appearance of text and graphics.
Aliases (9)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
page description language
→
programming language → |
| abbreviation |
PS
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| defaultCoordinateSystem |
72 dpi user space
→
|
| designer |
Charles Geschke
→
John Warnock → |
| developer |
Adobe Systems
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| executionModel |
stack machine
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|
| fileExtension |
.eps
→
.ps → |
| firstRelease |
1984
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| hasFeature |
Bezier curves
→
conditionals and loops → device-independent page description → font embedding → halftone screening control → imaging model with paths and paints → memory management via virtual memory model → procedures and variables → |
| inception |
1982
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| influenced |
Display PostScript
→
Ghostscript → PCL → PDF → |
| majorVersion |
PostScript 3
→
PostScript Level 1 → PostScript Level 2 → |
| notableImplementation |
Adobe PostScript interpreter
→
Ghostscript interpreter → |
| paradigm |
concatenative
→
procedural → stack-based → |
| primaryUse |
desktop publishing
→
page layout description → printing → |
| relatedFormat |
Encapsulated PostScript
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| standardizedAs |
Adobe PostScript Language Reference
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|
| supports |
bitmap graphics
→
text layout → vector graphics → |
| supportsColorModels |
CMYK
→
RGB → grayscale → spot colors → |
| textEncoding |
ASCII-based
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|
| turingComplete |
true
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| usedIn |
RIP devices
→
imagesetters → laser printers → prepress workflows → |
Referenced by (26)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
InterPress
→
InterPress ("Adobe PostScript") → PostScript ("Display PostScript") → PostScript ("Display PostScript") → TeX ("METAPOST") → |
influenced |
|
PostScript
("PostScript Level 1")
→
PostScript ("PostScript Level 2") → PostScript ("PostScript 3") → |
hasVersion |
|
PostScript
("PostScript Level 1")
→
PostScript ("PostScript Level 2") → PostScript ("PostScript 3") → |
majorVersion |
|
Charles Geschke
("Adobe PostScript")
→
John Warnock → |
notableWork |
|
PostScript
("Encapsulated PostScript")
→
PostScript ("Encapsulated PostScript") → |
relatedFormat |
|
Portable Document Format
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basedOn |
|
John Warnock
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developed |
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Adobe Inc.
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develops |
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NeXT Inc.
("Display PostScript")
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keySoftwareTechnology |
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PostScript
("Adobe PostScript interpreter")
→
|
notableImplementation |
|
InterPress
→
|
predecessorOf |
|
PostScript
("Adobe PostScript Language Reference")
→
|
standardizedAs |
|
DocBook
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|
supportsOutputFormat |
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CUPS
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usesFormat |
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OPENSTEP
("Display PostScript")
→
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usesGraphicsSystem |
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NeXTSTEP
("Display PostScript")
→
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windowSystem |