The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a document file format that is designed to present documents consistently across multiple devices and platforms including text formatting, images and contain links and buttons for audio, video, and business logic. The PDF format was developed by Adobe in the 1990s and become one of the most widely used formats for saving and exchanging documents. The PDF is the open standard maintained by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO 32000).
Reference Definition by Acrobat.adobe.com: Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably, independent of software, hardware, or operating system. Invented by Adobe, PDF is now an open standard maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). PDFs can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic. They can also be signed electronically and are easily viewed using free Acrobat Reader DC software.
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