PDF viewer

Opens portable documents

A PDF viewer is software that displays PDF documents on screen.

Most computers and phones include a basic PDF viewer, and web browsers can display PDFs directly.

Dedicated PDF viewers like Adobe Acrobat Reader offer additional features—annotation, form filling, searching.

I need to install a PDF viewer to open this file.

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  • documentWritten or electronic file
  • readerOne who peruses text
  • Adobe ReaderProgram displaying portable documents
  • AdobeMajor graphics software maker
  • zoomRapid movement or magnification

zoom in · scroll · pages · annotations · highlight · bookmark · table of contents · thumbnails · page layout · search · download · save as · fill out forms · digital signature · open · file · text · digital

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PDF viewerPDF editor

Software modifying portable documents

word processor · text editor

document workflow direction

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Technical document preparation system

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document workflow stage

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Software changing document formats

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G