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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. |