From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPDFPDF /ˌpiː diː ˈef/ noun [uncountable] technical (portable document format) a way of storing computer files so that they can be easily read when they are moved from one computer to anotherFrom Longman Business DictionaryPDFPDF noun [countable, uncountable]COMPUTING portable document format; a way of storing computer files so that they can be read using any computer system. PDFs can be sent from one computer to another and always look the same on every computerThe PDFs are on the U drive if you want to look at them.