"PDFify" meaning in English

See PDFify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: PDFifies [present, singular, third-person], PDFifying [participle, present], PDFified [participle, past], PDFified [past], PDF-ify [alternative]
Etymology: From PDF + -ify. Etymology templates: {{af|en|PDF|-ify}} PDF + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} PDFify (third-person singular simple present PDFifies, present participle PDFifying, simple past and past participle PDFified)
  1. (transitive, computing, rare) To convert (a file) to PDF format. Tags: rare, transitive Synonyms: PDFize
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