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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That’s much easier and faster than trying to locate the information in the enormous PDF from the car maker.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The reports are then attached as separate PDFs to the minutes of the meeting, which are provided to the members a few days after the meeting.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
According to The Coalition to Protect America's Parks, a multi-page PDF containing these comments was leaked by a national park employee who took screenshots of the comments pages on their computer and then shared the PDF with parks advocacy groups.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 June 2025
Are certain lower-volume suppliers better suited to PDF translation?
—Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The reports are then attached as separate PDFs to the minutes of the meeting, which are provided to the members a few days after the meeting.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
According to The Coalition to Protect America's Parks, a multi-page PDF containing these comments was leaked by a national park employee who took screenshots of the comments pages on their computer and then shared the PDF with parks advocacy groups.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 June 2025
Are certain lower-volume suppliers better suited to PDF translation?
—Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes.com, 16 June 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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