PDF

American  

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

1. portable document format:

   1. a file format that makes it possible to display text and graphics in the same fixed layout on any computer screen.

   2. a document or file in this format.

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PDF British  

abbreviation

1. portable document format: a format in which documents may be viewed

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Etymology

Origin of PDF

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the author of the report, Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, had emailed a PDF of his report to Villanueva in early August, asking the chief to select a couple of people to provide edits so he could make the changes in his Word document.

From Los Angeles Times

Cook emailed a PDF of his report to Villanueva in early August, asking the chief to select a couple of people to provide edits so he could make the changes in his Word document.

From Los Angeles Times

She showed Claudius a PDF “proving” the business was a Delaware-incorporated public-benefit corporation whose mission “shall include fun, joy and excitement among employees of The Wall Street Journal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Another blow came in 1993, when Adobe co-founder John Warnock led the team that invented the PDF, an all-purpose digital format that could handle almost any document.

From The Wall Street Journal

After, you can download a PDF that summarizes symptoms alongside your cycle trends and body temperature variation to share with a doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal