PDL

PDL /P-D-L/, /pid'l/, /p*d'l/ or /puhd'l/ 
   1. n. `Program Design Language'.  Any of a large class of formal
   and profoundly useless pseudo-languages in which {management}
   forces one to design programs.  Too often, management expects PDL
   descriptions to be maintained in parallel with the code, imposing
   massive overhead to little or no benefit.  See also {{flowchart}}.
   2. v. To design using a program design language.  "I've been
   pdling so long my eyes won't focus beyond 2 feet."  3. n. `Page
   Description Language'.  Refers to any language which is used to
   control a graphics device, usually a laserprinter.  The most common
   example is, of course, Adobe's {{PostScript}} language, but there
   are many others, such as Xerox InterPress, etc.



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