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This is about the printer command language; for the unrelated TOPS-20 PCL see Programmable Command Language.
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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