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== Overview ==
 
 
'''PCL''' ('''Printer Command Language''') is a popular [[Page description languages|page description language]] used to control printers. It was developed by Hewlett-Packard.
 
'''PCL''' ('''Printer Command Language''') is a popular [[Page description languages|page description language]] used to control printers. It was developed by Hewlett-Packard.
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PCL is often claimed to stand for '''Printer Control Language''', but that appears to be incorrect.
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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* http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/sample.pcl
 
* http://openpcl.sourceforge.net/sample.pcl
  
== Resources ==
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== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Printer Command Language|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Printer Command Language|Wikipedia article]]
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* [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568 History of Printer Command Language]

Revision as of 23:19, 28 August 2013

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.

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