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2. PDF - Wikipedia

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   A PDF file is organized using ASCII characters, except for certain elements that may have binary content. The file starts with a header containing a magic number (as a readable string) and the version of the format, for example %PDF-1.7. The format is a subset of a COS ("Carousel" Object Structure) format.

3. PDF/A - Wikipedia

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   Standard. ISO 19005. PDF/A is an ISO -standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF) specialized for use in the archiving and long-term preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A differs from PDF by prohibiting features unsuitable for long-term archiving, such as font linking (as opposed to font embedding) and encryption. [1]

4. Document file format - Wikipedia

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   A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers . There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats. Examples of XML -based open standards are DocBook, XHTML, and, more recently, the ISO / IEC standards OpenDocument (ISO 26300:2006) and Office ...

5. Machine-readable document - Wikipedia

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   The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of the presentation of the document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it.

6. History of PDF - Wikipedia

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   History of PDF. The Portable Document Format (PDF) was created by Adobe Systems, introduced at the Windows and OS/2 Conference in January 1993 and remained a proprietary format until it was released as an open standard in 2008. Since then, it has been under the control of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee of ...

7. List of PDF software - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of links to articles on software used to manage Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. The distinction between the various functions is not entirely clear-cut; for example, some viewers allow adding of annotations, signatures, etc.