eli5:What is pdf? What are its advantages over other file formats?
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Say you have a term paper to submit in a college class. If you send your professor a word document, you are sending him or her an editable document. There is a blinking cursor in the document. The professor could accidentally delete something. So instead, once you are finished you can download the word doc as a pdf which makes it a polished and unchangable document. Think of a pdf like printing a final copy, but electronically (ironically most printer settings menu have the option to print to PDF). It’s a way to securely share information in a way that all parties know that they are working with the same uneditable final product.
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