PDF files are computer documents which look exactly like the original documents, regardless of which software or operating system was used to create them. PDF is an abbreviation for 'Portable Document Format'.
[computing]
The leaflet is in PDF format.
PDF in British English
computing
abbreviation for
portable document format: a format in which documents may be viewed
PDF in American English
Portable Document Format
Examples of 'PDF' in a sentence
PDF
He got through to someone at PDF headquarters and instructed him to release all three prisoners immediately.
Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (1993)
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PDF
British English: PDF /piː diː ɛf/ NOUN
PDF files are computer documents which look exactly like the original documents, regardless of which software or operating system was used to create them. PDF is an abbreviation for 'Portable Document Format'.