PDF (Computer file format)

Portable Document Format (Computer file format)

Work cat.: Alspach, T. PDF with Acrobat 4, c1999: p. 7 Mini Glossary (PDF: Portable Document Format. The file format used by Acrobat software. PDF files are exactly the same on Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms.)
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