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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Most don’t want to wade through endless pop-ups and PDFs to get one number or flight time. The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025 There’s a much faster way with the iScanner app, which puts scanning and PDF editing tools right on your iPhone or iPad. PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 However, Edge is not a full PDF editor for rewriting text or rearranging pages. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 For an online photo book edition, simply save as a PDF. Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pdf

Word History

Etymology

portable document format

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pdf was in 1992

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“Pdf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pdf. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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