[NTG-context] TeX terminology

[Mojca Miklavec]

Thank you both,
    Mojca

Hans Hagen wrote:
> Mojca Miklavec wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >Sorry for a questioin that is a bit off-topic.
> >
> >I'm a bit confused about the TeX terminology. I know what is what, but
> >I don't know how all these programs/packages/macros are officially
> >called in English.
> >
> >How would you explain those in an encyclopedy with no more than one sentence?
> >
> >* plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt are ...
> >    ? TeX formats ? (but ConTeXt is not just that)
> >* TeX, eTeX, pdf(e)TeX, Aleph, Omega, XeTeX are ...
> >    ? TeX engines/extensions, an extended version of TeX ?
> >
> >
> also languages (tex is language and interpreter)
>
> >* pdflatex is ...
> >
> >
> a shortcut for "run pdftex in pdf mode with latex preloaded"
>
> >    ?
> >* texexec is ...
> >    ?
> >
> >
> a wrapper around tex (providing it a commandline of sorts)
>
> >* texutil, texfont are ...
> >    ? scripts/utilities for [whateverthetask]
> >* MikTeX, TeX Live, teTeX are ...
> >    TeX distributions
> >* PPCHTeX, XymTeX, MusicTeX are ...
> >    ConTeXt module(s) / LaTeX package(s)
> >* PicTeX is
> >    ? TeX drawing environment
> >
> >
> should be at the same level as ppchtex .....
>
> >* BibTeX is ...
> >    ?
> >
> >
> program/language for handling bibs, output to be supported by the macro
> package
>
> >* TeXCeH is ...
> >    TeX user group
> >
> >
>
> Hans