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Document formatting languages are a class of computer programming languages used to specify the organization of printed text and graphics. These languages fall into several categories: text formatting notation, which can function like word processing programs; page description languages, interpreted by printing devices; and markup languages, which describe the intended function of document portions.12

Examples include PostScript, a page description language developed by Adobe Systems, which precisely controls text, images, and color for display or printing. TeX, created by Donald Knuth, is a text formatting language that allows for detailed control over fonts, layout, and mathematical notation, often used with macro packages like LaTeX.12

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