PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (PDL)


Meaning of PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (PDL) in English

A language for describing the layout and contents of a printed page. The best-known PDLs are Adobe PostScript and Hewlett Packard PCL (Printer Control Language), both of which are used to control laser printers. Both PostScript and modern versions of PCL are object-oriented, meaning that they describe a page in terms of geometrical objects such as lines, arcs, and circles.

DAX English glossary of key connectivity terms.      Английский глоссарий основных терминов по коммуникациям DAX.