---
title: PDF
slug: Glossary/PDF
tags:
  - Composing
  - Glossary
  - PDF
  - Portable Document Format
---
**PDF** (Portable Document Format) is a file format used to share documentation without depending on any particular software implementation, hardware platform, or operating system. PDF provides a digital image of a printed document, and keeps the same appearance when printed.

## See also

- {{Interwiki("wikipedia", "Portable Document Format", "PDF")}} on Wikipedia
