PDF

Adobe file format

PDF stands for Portable Document Format, a file type that displays documents identically regardless of what software or device opens them.

Created by Adobe, PDFs are now ubiquitous for anything requiring fixed formatting: resumes, tax forms, ebooks, instruction manuals.

Save it as a PDF before sending.

I can't edit the PDF directly. (Lowercase pdf is informal.)

action

convert

Change in form or faith

compress · edit · annotate · sign · print · download · upload · extract · redact · watermark

format

Adobe

Major graphics software maker

extension · compression · encryption · layers · embedding · cross-platform · rendering · specification · linearized · tagged

editing

annotate

Add explanatory remarks

redact · merge · split · rotate · crop · OCR · watermark · flatten · extract · insert

sharing

email

Digital written communication

cloud · Dropbox · link · shareable · permissions · encryption · sync · versioning · collaboration

fileformats

JPEG

Lossy photo compression standard

  • PNGLossless web graphics format
  • TIFFRaster graphics specification
  • HTMLWeb page code

XML · PostScript · EPS · SVG · CSV · Excel · PowerPoint · EPUB · convert · export

viewing

browser

Web access program

  • zoomRapid movement or magnification
  • scrollWound document of parchment
  • navigateGuide through terrain

bookmark · thumbnail · continuous · read-aloud · accessibility · reader

document

form

Shape or document

receipt · manual · whitepaper · brochure · report · certificate · resume · application · specification · datasheet

properties

portable

Able to be carried

interoperable · exchangeable · cross-platform · lightweight · compatible · shareable · standardized · offline · self-contained · archivable

ebooks

Kindle

Electronic reading tablet

  • EPUBDigital publication standard
  • tabletFlat portable computing device
  • e-readerDigital book device

magazine · brochure · flipbook · interactive · multimedia · catalog · manual

software

Adobe

Major graphics software maker

Categories
Opposites
editability

PDFsource file

Raw program text

raw text · plain text · spreadsheet · working draft · Markdown

format philosophy

PDFEPUB

Digital publication standard

HTML · web page · markdown

medium

PDFhard copy

Printed physical document

paper · printout · manuscript

Phrases
Family

PDFs

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G