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S1L1Y1 - 28 Dec 2006 20:17 GMT

Why does a WORD file use up much more disk space then a PDF file?
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Gary S. Terhune - 30 Dec 2006 08:21 GMT

Probably due to the PDF format including compression. That's why it's called
"Portable Document Format", "portable" meaning "smaller".

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> Why does a WORD file use up much more disk space then a PDF file?
> Sol

MalcolmO - 30 Dec 2006 13:50 GMT

> Probably due to the PDF format including compression.

Absolutely. PDFs exhibit impressive compression.

> "portable" meaning "smaller"

No, portable meaning platform-independent.

Gary S. Terhune - 30 Dec 2006 15:11 GMT

>> Probably due to the PDF format including compression.
>
> Absolutely. PDFs exhibit impressive compression.

Indeed they do.

>> "portable" meaning "smaller"
>
> No, portable meaning platform-independent.

Yeah, I knew that, but thought I could squeak it by, <g>. Guess not
everybody is as exhaused and befuddled as I am this week, <sigh>.

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