noun
variants
or PDF
: a computer file format for the transmission of a multimedia document that is not intended to be edited further and appears unaltered in most computer environments
also
: a document that uses this format
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Add or edit text in a PDF easily by inserting a text box, making a PDF contract, resume, or report much more manageable.
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New Atlas, 6 May 2025
The first World Happiness Report was a 170-page PDF with a chart that ranked countries by happiness.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Next, Primate Labs' Geekbench 6.3 Pro simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, Judge P. Casey Pitts for the US District Court of the San Jose Division of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval [PDF] of a settlement agreement regarding a class-action complaint first filed against HP on October 13, 2021.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 6 May 2025
The first World Happiness Report was a 170-page PDF with a chart that ranked countries by happiness.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Next, Primate Labs' Geekbench 6.3 Pro simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, Judge P. Casey Pitts for the US District Court of the San Jose Division of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval [PDF] of a settlement agreement regarding a class-action complaint first filed against HP on October 13, 2021.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pdf
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“Pdf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pdf. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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