PS
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PS (PostScript) is a page description language and vector graphics format commonly used for high-quality printing and document rendering.
Aliases (1)
- PostScript ×49
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
page description language
→
programming language → vector graphics format → |
| abbreviation |
PS
→
|
| designedFor |
device-independent page description
→
|
| developer |
Adobe Systems
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|
| executionModel |
stack-based
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|
| fileExtension |
.eps
→
.ps → |
| firstReleased |
1984
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| hasComponent |
graphics state
→
imaging model → interpreter → |
| hasVersion |
PostScript 3
→
PostScript Level 1 → PostScript Level 2 → |
| influenced |
Display PostScript
→
Ghostscript → PCL → PDF → |
| influencedBy |
Forth
→
page description concepts from Xerox PARC → |
| introduced |
1980s
→
|
| paradigm |
concatenative programming
→
|
| primaryUse |
document rendering
→
high-quality printing → |
| relatedFormat |
Encapsulated PostScript
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|
| standardizedBy |
Adobe Systems
→
|
| supports |
Bezier curves
→
bitmap graphics → clipping paths → color management → device-independent coordinates → font embedding → halftone screening → raster image embedding → text layout → transformation matrices → vector graphics → |
| supportsColorSpaces |
DeviceCMYK
→
DeviceGray → DeviceRGB → |
| typicalMIMEType |
application/postscript
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|
| usedFor |
desktop publishing
→
typesetting → vector illustration output → |
| usedIn |
imagesetters
→
laser printers → prepress workflows → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Matplotlib
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supportsFormat |