- a file format that makes it possible to display text and graphics in the same fixed layout on any computer screen.
- a document or file in this format.
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Origin of PDF
P(ortable) D(ocument) F(ormat)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
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Contemporary Examples
So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally OverJay Michaelson
January 5, 2015
The institute put out new numbers just this past summer (PDF), and they are eye-popping.
But what about the philosophical beliefs of thousands of incarcerated pregnant women (PDF) across the United States?
Fewer women are shackled during labor and delivery (PDF), though this still occurs.
Only about 3.3 million Americans (pdf) earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour or less.
Historical Examples
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The Good Old Songs We Used to Sing, '61 to '65Osbourne H. Oldroyd
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Music and Some Highly Musical PeopleJames M. Trotter
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A Latin Grammar for Schools and CollegesGeorge M. Lane
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The Liberty MinstrelGeorge W. Clark
- portable document format: a format in which documents may be viewed
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for pdf
by 1992, initialism for portable document format, a generic term.
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