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PostScript (PS) is a page description language in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing realm. It is a dynamically typed, concatenative programming language. It was created at Adobe Systems by John Warnock, Charles Geschke, Doug Brotz, Ed Taft and Bill Paxton from 1982 to 1984.

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PostScript
Adobe_PostScript_3_logo.svg
PostScript 3 logo
ParadigmMulti-paradigm: concatenative (stack-based), procedural
Designed byJohn Warnock, Chuck Geschke, Doug Brotz, Ed Taft, Bill Paxton
DeveloperAdobe Systems
First appeared1982; 41 years ago (1982)
Stable release
PostScript 3 / 1997; 26 years ago (1997)
Typing disciplineDynamic, weak
Major implementations
Adobe PostScript, TrueImage, Ghostscript
Influenced by
Mesa,[1] Interpress, Lisp
Influenced
PDF
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PostScript (file format)
Filename extension
.ps
Internet media type
application/postscript
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.adobe.postscript
Magic number%!
Developed byAdobe Systems
Type of formatprinting file format
Extended toEncapsulated PostScript
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