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GL2 files: what are they and how do I open them?

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HP Graphics Language plotter document

Files with gl2 extension are mainly found as plotter files saved in the HP Graphics Language and used for HPGL (HP-GL).

Further details:

File extension gl2 is related to HPGL. Sometimes hyphenated as HP-GL, it is the primary printer control language used by Hewlett-Packard plotters.

The name is an initials 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.

A .gl2 file contains plotter data in HPGL format.

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