No. 10,024 in German
The German word "PDF" refers to a digital file format for documents that stands for "Portable Document Format."
In a sentence
Ich habe den Bericht als PDF gespeichert.
I saved the report as a PDF.
Here, 'PDF' refers to the file format in which the report is saved.
Kannst du mir die PDF-Datei per E-Mail schicken?
Can you send me the PDF file via email?
In this sentence, 'PDF' is used to describe a specific file type being attached and sent.
Das Handbuch ist nur im PDF-Format verfügbar.
The manual is only available in PDF format.
'PDF' is used to specify the format in which the manual can be accessed.
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