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Term: PDF

Definition:
Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is a document encoding system that maintains the original content, structure and appearance of a document across many computer platforms and communications networks. Adobe has created a near universal document format that is device and resolution independent. A free and widely available PDF viewer allows users to open, view, navigate, and usually print an electronic document. As of July 1, 2008 PDF has been recognized as international standard - ISO 32000-1:2008.
Category:
Image
Resource:
PDF Reference
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_reference_1-7.pdf
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