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Name PDF/UA Portable Document Format
Version 1
Other names PDF/UA-1
Identifiers MIME:  application/pdf
PUID:  fmt/2050
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Classification Page Description
Disclosure  
Description Standardized by ISO 14289-1:2014, PDF/UA-1 is a constrained subset of PDF 1.7 (ISO 32000-1) focused on maximising accessibility and support for assistive technologies. Note that files may conform to both PDF/UA and PDF/A, which will result in multiple identification outcomes from DROID. Neither format is the more specific PDF subset, so it is inappropriate to prioritise identification of one over the other.
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Related file formats Has priority over Acrobat PDF 1.7 - Portable Document Format (1.7)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by ISO / ISO
Supported by ISO / ISO
Source Preservica / Preservica
Source date 21 Jul 2025
Source description v.121: new PUID.
Last updated 21 Jul 2025
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