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PDF/A-1a  

Definition

  • PDF/A-1 is the Part 1 of the PDF standard and specifies two levels of conformance for PDF files. PDF/A-1a – Level A (accessible) conformance was intended to increase the accessibility of conforming files for physically impaired users by allowing assistive software, such as screen readers, to more precisely extract and interpret a file's contents.

Entry terms

  • PDF archiving format, Level A conformance

History note

  • ISO 19005-1
  • PDF/A-1 is based on the PDF Reference Version 1.4 from Adobe Systems Inc. implemented in Adobe Acrobat 5 and latest versions. PDF/A-1 is also called "web optimised".

Identifier

  • PDFA1A

Notation

  • application/pdf
  • application/pdf;type=pdfa1a
  • .pdf
  • pdfa1a

In other languages

  • PDF/A-1a

    Estonian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/PDFA1A

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