PCL

File Format
Name	PCL
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Page description languages PCL ; ; ;
Extension(s)	.pcl
MIME Type(s)	application/vnd.hp-PCL, application/vnd.hp-PCLXL
Released	1984

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

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.

Specifications

File Format
Name	PCL
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Page description languages PCL
Extension(s)	`.pcl`
MIME Type(s)	application/vnd.hp-PCL, application/vnd.hp-PCLXL
Released	1984