PDF

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.

PDF

abbreviation

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of PDF¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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.

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

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“Cooper sent me a 300-page PDF of the whole thing and it was the best script I’d ever read,” says Reinhart.

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Chinese state media Securities Times reported Sunday that China’s Ministry of Commerce used Kingsoft’s WPS software for the first time rather than Microsoft Word or PDF to issue a statement on rare-earth export controls last week.

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An official in the local PDF told BBC Burmese that they had received information about a potential airborne attack during Monday's gathering.

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