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Define the word page description language

"page description language" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

Page Description Language
     
        (PDL) A language such as Adobe Systems, Inc.'s PostScript
        or Xerox's Interpress which allows the appearance of a
        printed page to be described in a high-level,
        device-independent way.  Printing then becomes a two-stage
        process: an application program produces a description in
        the language, which is then interpreted by a specific output
        device.  Such a language can therefore serve as an interchange
        standard for transmission and storage of printable documents.
     
        (1995-02-20)