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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. |
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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The base techne and a set of macros together are called a |
The base techne and a set of macros together are called a format of techne. [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] is the simplest format. |
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Often when referencing [[TeX|{{TeX}}]], it is implied that [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] is used. |
Often when referencing [[TeX|{{TeX}}]], it is implied that [[plainTeX|{{PlainTeX}}]] is used. |
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This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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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.
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.