Definition[]
PDF (an acronym for Portable Document Format; also .pdf) is a common proprietary document format from Adobe used for documents having mixtures of text and images that preserves the look and feel of a printed page and permits the user to zoom and magnify the pages when viewing.
Overview[]
It allows users "to exchange and view electronic documents independent of the environment in which they were created or the environment in which they are viewed."[1]
| “ | [A] PDF document is like a series of photographs: every page will show up on the screen exactly as the designer laid it out, but the reader may find it difficult to enlarge or decrease the type size.[2] | ” |