A Portable Document Formatted is a type of imaged document created by Adobe Acrobat. Each document is secured with a unique encrypted key. All document in CM/ECF must be in PDF format with the exception of the creditor list (matrix) which must be uploaded in a text (.txt) format.
an accurate copy of the original, unlike HTML and some other full-text versions, which, because they are often re-keyed versions of the original text, can contain textual errors