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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The third set included 67 PDF files, mostly inventories of photos found on CDs and DVDs and in scrapbooks.
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Photos will also contain videos and GIFs, while documents will contain Word documents, PDFs and other types of files.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Brands that upload PDFs of their lab results for consumers to view get bonus points.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
In any other company, you’re getting quoted these PDFs that are 12, 15, 20 pages long.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Photos will also contain videos and GIFs, while documents will contain Word documents, PDFs and other types of files.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Brands that upload PDFs of their lab results for consumers to view get bonus points.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
In any other company, you’re getting quoted these PDFs that are 12, 15, 20 pages long.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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