(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)