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Donald Knuth's techne (from the greek τέχνη, which he abbreviated to [[TeX|{{TeX}}]]) is a set of primitive tokens which are complex to use on their own. Knuth wrote composite operations of these primitive tokens himself, called macros, to make document creation easier. |
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{{PlainTeX}} is the name used to refer to the default set of ''macros'' which are always present on all [[TeX|{{TeX}}]] systems |
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(and it is the default preloaded format for <tt>tex</tt> executable). They were written by Knuth himself, and provide the basic to start using [[TeX|{{TeX}}]] (since "raw" [[TeX|{{TeX}}]] is not ready-to-use for documents creation). Often when one says simply "{{TeX}} document", s/he means s/he is using the {{PlainTeX}} macros, even though nowadays the success of the complex feature-full [[LaTeX|{{LaTeX}}]] macros package creates a little bit of confusion and a lot of people, ignoring that {{LaTeX}} is just one of possible macro packages for {{TeX}}, think that {{LaTeX}} is {{TeX}} and viceversa. |
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The base techne and a set of macros together are called a ''format'' of techne. [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] is the simplest format of techne. |
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Extension to the {{PlainTeX}} exists, like eplain({{TeX}}). |
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Often when referencing [[TeX|{{TeX}}]], it is implied that [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] is used. |
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Even though [[LaTeX|{{LaTeX}}]] is nowadays almost a typesetting "standard" when using a [[TeX|{{TeX}}]] system, {{PlainTeX}} is still usable and used. |
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Extensions to the [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] format exist, such as eplain([[TeX|{{TeX}}]]) or [[LaTeX|{{LaTeX}}]]. |
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Donald Knuth's techne (from the greek τέχνη, which he abbreviated to TeX) is a set of primitive tokens which are complex to use on their own. Knuth wrote composite operations of these primitive tokens himself, called macros, to make document creation easier.
The base techne and a set of macros together are called a format of techne. Plain TeX is the simplest format of techne.
Often when referencing TeX, it is implied that Plain TeX is used.
Extensions to the Plain TeX format exist, such as eplain(TeX) or LaTeX.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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- PlainTeX examples needing attention (empty)
- PlainTeX Implementations (empty)
- PlainTeX User (4 P)
Pages in category "PlainTeX"
The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.