Once the file is received, it can be converted back to binary format. Page description language is a language used to describe the appearance of a page to an output device. Postscript is an example of a common page description language. A Postscript file is a text file which con tains instructions understood by a Postscript printer. When the file is sent to the printer, a processor on the printer reads the instructions, interprets them, and prints the page.
Postscript is a common format for doc ument files on the Internet.
Since it is text, it can be transferred to a variety of platforms. Unlike a flat text file, however, a Postscript file includes the text, as well as the description of how the text should be dis played on the page and any accompanying graphics. You can download a Postscript file to your local computer and print the file on your Postscript printer. The file will look just like it did when it was printed by the original owner. Graphics can be stored in page description language.