[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

postscript \post"script\, n. l. postscriptus, assumed p. p.
   of postscribere to write after; post after + scribere to
   write: cf. f. postscriptum. see post-, and scribe.
   a paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and
   signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or
   composition after the main body of the work has been
   finished, containing something omitted, or something new
   occurring to the writer. abbrev. p. s.
   1913 webster
see also:
post- scribe 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

postscript
     n 1: a note appended to a letter after the signature syn: ps
     2: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
        the end syn: addendum, supplement
see also:
ps addendum supplement 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

53 moby thesaurus words for "postscript":
   ps, parthian shot, addendum, affix, afterthought, allonge,
   appendix, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, commentary,
   conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, double take,
   dying words, enclitic, envoi, epilogue, follow-through, follow-up,
   infix, interlineation, interpolation, last words, marginalia, note,
   parting shot, peroration, postface, postfix, postlude, prefix,
   proclitic, refrain, rider, scholia, second thought, sequel,
   sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent, sequitur, subscript, suffix,
   supplement, swan song, tag, tail

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

postscript n. a page description language pdl, based on work
   originally done by john gaffney at evans and sutherland in 1976,
   evolving through `jam' `john and martin', martin newell at xerox
   parc, and finally implemented in its current form by john warnock et
   al. after he and chuck geschke founded adobe systems incorporated in
   1982. postscript gets its leverage by using a full programming language,
   rather than a series of low-level escape sequences, to describe an image
   to be printed on a laser printer or other output device in this it
   parallels emacs, which exploited a similar insight about editing
   tasks. it is also noteworthy for implementing on-the fly rasterization,
   from bezier curve descriptions, of high-quality fonts at low e.g. 300
   dpi resolution it was formerly believed that hand-tuned bitmap fonts
   were required for this task. hackers consider postscript to be among
   the most elegant hacks of all time, and the combination of technical
   merits and widespread availability has made postscript the language of
   choice for graphical output.


see also:
pdl xerox parc emacs 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

postscript
     
         a page description language based
        on work originally done by john gaffney at evans and
        sutherland in 1976, evolving through "jam" "john and martin",
        martin newell at xerox parc, and finally implemented in its
        current form by john warnock et al. after he and chuck geschke
        founded adobe systems, inc. in 1982.
     
        postscript is an interpreted, stack-based language like
        forth.  it was used as a page description language by the
        apple laserwriter, and now many laser printers and
        on-screen graphics systems.  its primary application is to
        describe the appearance of text, graphical shapes, and sampled
        images on printed or displayed pages.
     
        a program in postscript can communicate a document description
        from a composition system to a printing system in a
        device-independent way.
     
        postscript is an unusually powerful printer language because
        it is a full programming language, rather than a series of
        low-level escape sequences.  in this it parallels emacs,
        which exploited a similar insight about editing tasks.  it is
        also noteworthy for implementing on-the fly rasterisation,
        from bezier curve descriptions, of high-quality fonts at
        low e.g. 300 dpi resolution it was formerly believed that
        hand-tuned bitmap fonts were required for this task.
     
        postscript's combination of technical merits and widespread
        availability made it the language of choice for graphical
        output until pdf appeared.
     
        the postscript point, 1/72 inch, is slightly different from
        other point units.
     
        an introduction
       
     http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/programming/postscript/postscript.html.
     
        "postscript language reference manual" "the red book",
        adobe systems, a-w 1985.
     
        jargon file
     
        2002-03-11
     
     
see also:
page description language xerox parc adobe systems, inc. interpreted stack-based language forth 
apple laserwriter laser printers images emacs rasterisation 
bezier curve fonts bitmap fonts pdf postscript point 
point lt;an introductiongt; jargon file 

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