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Definition of PDF noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

PDF

noun
 
/ˌpiː diː ˈef/
 
/ˌpiː diː ˈef/
(computing)
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  1. a file format that allows a document to be sent electronically and look exactly the same when viewed on different computer systems (the abbreviation for ‘Portable Document Format’)
    • I’ll send it to you as a PDF (= a PDF file).
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPDF is used before these nouns:
    • file
    • format
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    Word Origin1990s: abbreviation of Portable Document Format.
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