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portable document format [¦pörd·ə·bəl ‚däk·yə·mənt ′fȯr‚mat]

(computer science)

A computer file format for publishing and distributing electronic documents (text, image, or multimedia) with the same layout, formatting, and font attributes as in the original. The files can be opened and viewed on any computer or operating system; however, special software is required. Abbreviated PDF.

(file format)

Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. A PDF file can describe documents containing any combination of text, graphics, and images in a device-independent and resolution independent format. These documents can be one page or thousands of pages, very simple or extremely complex with a rich use of fonts, graphics, colour, and images.

http://adobe.com/products/acrobat/adobepdf.html.

["The Portable Document Format Reference Manual", Adobe systems, Inc. Addison-Wesley Publ. Co., ISBN: 0-201-62628-4].

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No references found	Many pdf creators can also allow you to make a portable document file from virtually any programs that allow you to print. Ebook Development Answers by Scott Lindsay / Computers and Internet community The document, entitled eRecording Electronic Document Formatted Recordable Instruments, addresses and describes the business requirements for the eRecording of electronic recordable instruments in common electronic document formats such as MISMO SMART Doc[R], eSigned portable document file (PDF) and Adobe[R] Intelligent Document Format, and Microsoft[R] Word[R] with embedded XML. MISMO, PRIA release draft eRecording document by Mortgage Banking Publishers merely need to send Portable Document Files (PDFs) to Moline, Ill. NEWSPAPER EXECS TRY NEW TACTICS IN ON-LINE MEDIA WAR GateHouse hires ... by NewsInc	Port-Ilich Port-of-Spain Port-Royal Port-Royal Grammar Port-Royal Logic port-wine stain porta porta hepatis porta person Porta, Carlo Porta, Giacomo Della Porta, Guglielmo della portability portable Portable AIRTIME portable application portable audio terminal Portable Commodore 64 Portable Common Loops Portable Common Tool Environment portable computer portable data terminal portable digital music player portable digital player portable document Portable Document File portable document format portable drive portable DVD player portable file Portable Forth Environment portable GPS portable hard drive portable keyboard Portable Media Center portable media player portable music player Portable NetWare Portable Network Graphics Portable Object Adapter Portable Operating System Interface Portable Pixmap portable player Portable Scheme Debugger Portable Scheme Interpreter Portable Stage Portable Standard Lisp Portable Tool Interface portable video player Portadown portage	Portable Data Entry Terminal Portable data entry terminals Portable Data File Portable Data File 417 Portable Data Format Portable Data Logger Portable Data Processing Portable Data Processing System Portable data terminal Portable data terminal Portable Data Transfer Device Portable DCRS Portable Deployment Kit Portable Design Conference and Exhibition Portable Device Working Group Portable digital assistant Portable digital assistant Portable digital assistant Portable digital assistant Portable Digital Document Portable Digital Media Interface portable digital music player Portable Digital Notepad portable digital player Portable Digital Video Recorder portable disk portable disk Portable Distributed Object portable document Portable Document File Portable Document Format Portable Document Format Portable Document Format Portable Document Format Archive Portable Document Interchange Format Portable Document Rights Language Portable Doppler Flow Meter portable drive Portable DVD Portable DVD Player Portable Electric Power Tools Portable Electric Vehicle Portable Electric/Electronic Test Equipment Portable Electrical & Electronic Test Equipment Portable Electrical Equipment Kit Portable Electrical Tool Manufacturers' Association Portable Electronic Aid for Maintenance Portable Electronic Device Portable Electronic Display Device Portable Electronic Maintenance Aid Portable Electronic Power Supply for Aeromedical Evacuations Portable Electronic Thermometer Portable Electronic Threat Simulator Portable Emergency Lighting Portable Emergency Physician Information Database Portable Emissions Measurement System

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Many pdf creators can also allow you to make a portable document file from virtually any programs that allow you to print.

Ebook Development Answers by Scott Lindsay / Computers and Internet community

The document, entitled eRecording Electronic Document Formatted Recordable Instruments, addresses and describes the business requirements for the eRecording of electronic recordable instruments in common electronic document formats such as MISMO SMART Doc[R], eSigned portable document file (PDF) and Adobe[R] Intelligent Document Format, and Microsoft[R] Word[R] with embedded XML.

MISMO, PRIA release draft eRecording document by Mortgage Banking

Publishers merely need to send Portable Document Files (PDFs) to Moline, Ill.

NEWSPAPER EXECS TRY NEW TACTICS IN ON-LINE MEDIA WAR GateHouse hires ... by NewsInc