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PDF

American

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

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 British

abbreviation

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

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From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

When the original of one of those records was attached to an email obtained in discovery, Myers found that it had been extensively revised before the PDF conversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Dec. 18, 2025

Having a companion PDF allowed us to not taunt you with descriptions of recipes you had no ability to make.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

If you need staff paper, you may print the staff paper29 PDF file.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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