PDF

PluralPDFs (some meanings), pdfs (some meanings)

FormsPDFs, PDFing, PDFed

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Initialism of Portable Document Format. It is a file type that keeps a document's layout the same on any device.

   Many teachers ask for homework in PDF.

   PDF keeps the fonts and spacing the same on every computer.

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   nouncountableinitialism

   Initialism of portable document format. It means a document saved in that format.

   She sent me a PDF of the train tickets.

   Open the PDF and read page two.

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To save a document as a PDF file.

   Like making a photocopy that always looks the same no matter who opens it.

   Can you PDF this page for me?

   She PDFed the form before mailing it.

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   nouncountable

   Alternative letter-case form of pdf. It is a math function showing how likely each value is.

   The PDF shows which values are most likely.

   She drew the PDF to see where most of the data fell.

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   nouncountableinitialism

   Initialism of pop directional format. It is a hidden character that ends a change in text direction.

   The invisible PDF after the Arabic word made the English text go left to right again.

   The PDF tells the computer to stop reading the text backward.

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