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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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9 The 19 lessons in this tutorial illustrate how to convert documents into Adobe portable document format (PDF), combine multiple files in different formats into one consolidated PDF file, and distribute PDF documents by email or CD.

Adobe Acrobat 8; classroom in a book. (CD-ROM included) by SciTech Book News

mil THERE YOU'LL FIND DSP DOCUMENTS IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF), THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE .

Find them on-line by PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly

Most companies, recruitment agencies, government offices, schools, universities, clubs etc use the Portable Document Format expecting others to fill in forms by hand or in one uninterrupted online session.

PDF editor by Database and Network Journal