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HP Graphics Language plotter document
File type: Graphics file
An hp file extension is related to the HP Graphics Language and used for its plotter files.
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The hp file extension is associated with the Printout file (HP Graphics Language )for HP printers/plotters (HP/GL).
HPGL, sometimes hyphenated as HP-GL, is the primary printer control language used by Hewlett-Packard plotters.
The name is an initialism for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language. It later became a standard for almost all plotters. Hewlett-Packard's printers also usually support HPGL in addition to PCL.
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