= History of PDF
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The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed by Adobe that allows documents to be presented in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Here’s a brief history of PDF: \#\#\# Early Development - **1980s**: The concept of a portable document format originated in the late 1980s. Adobe co-founder John Warnock initiated the idea to create electronic documents that could be easily shared across different systems and platforms.
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