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Summary
Name	PDF 2.0 - Portable Document Format
Version	2.0
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Identifiers	MIME: application/pdf PUID: fmt/1129
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Classification	Page Description
Disclosure
Description	Portable Document Format is a platform-independent format for representing formatted documents, originally developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. PDF 2.0 is standardised by ISO 32000-2. A PDF file comprises a Header section, a Body section containing the objects which make up the document, a Cross Reference Table, and a Trailer section. PDF files can contain a wide variety of content, including text, images, video and audio.
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Related file formats	Has lower priority than Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format (4) Has lower priority than Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format (4e) Has lower priority than Acrobat PDF/A - Portable Document Format (4f)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	29 Nov 2017
Source description
Last updated	29 Nov 2017
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