PCL

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PCL is often claimed to stand for '''Printer Control Language''', but that appears to be incorrect.
 
PCL is often claimed to stand for '''Printer Control Language''', but that appears to be incorrect.
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The [[HP Paintjet]] apparently has a bitmap graphic format connected in some way to PCL.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==

Revision as of 00:16, 23 February 2014

File Format
Name PCL
Ontology
Extension(s) .pcl
Released 1984

PCL (Printer Command Language) is a popular page description language used to control printers. It was developed by Hewlett-Packard.

PCL is often claimed to stand for Printer Control Language, but that appears to be incorrect.

The HP Paintjet apparently has a bitmap graphic format connected in some way to PCL.

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