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Printer driver. In computers, a printer driver or a print processor is a piece of software on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that a printer can understand. The purpose of printer drivers is to allow applications to do printing without being aware of the technical details of each printer model.
Printer Command Language, more commonly referred to as PCL, is a page description language (PDL) developed by Hewlett-Packard as a printer protocol and has become a de facto industry standard. Originally developed for early inkjet printers in 1984, PCL has been released in varying levels for thermal, matrix, and page printers.
CUPS. CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common UNIX Printing System) is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer to act as a print server. A computer running CUPS is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer.
HP has failed to shunt aside class-action legal claims that it disables the scanners on its multifunction printers when their ink runs low. On Aug. 10, a federal judge ruled that HP Inc. must face ...
Subsidiaries. List of subsidiaries. The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( / ˈhjuːlɪt ˈpækərd / HYEW-lit PAK-ərd) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components, as well as software ...
Developed by. Adobe Systems. PostScript Printer Description ( PPD) files are created by vendors to describe the entire set of features and capabilities available for their PostScript printers. A PPD also contains the PostScript code (commands) used to invoke features for the print job. As such, PPDs function as drivers for all PostScript ...
Online and offline. In computer technology and telecommunications, online indicates a state of connectivity, and offline indicates a disconnected state. In modern terminology, this usually refers to an Internet connection, but (especially when expressed as "on line" or "on the line") could refer to any piece of equipment or functional unit that ...
HP develops personal computers (PCs), printers and related supplies, as well as 3D printing services. [2] [1]: 5–6 Its consumer PCs have been marketed under brands such as the Essential line and Pavilion (consumer), Envy and Spectre (high-end and prosumer), and Omen . HP's business computers are marketed under the "Pro" and "Elite" prefixes.