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Word to describe a PDF file produced by converting from another format (for example, from HTML)

English Language & Usage Asked on September 3, 2021

A month ago, I asked whether it would be correct to call an HTML page saved as PDF file a converted PDF file.

"Converted PDF file" – what does it really mean?

According to Greybeard, the answer is "no"; a converted PDF file is the PDF file that is converted to something different, for example, to PNG.

Is there a word, probably a neologism, or maybe a phrase rather than a word, to refer to such files, and which will point to their converted-from nature?

Some table.

ID    Article    Format and source of original file    Converted PDF (we need another word!)
--    -------    ----------------------------------    -------------------------------------
01    Abc xyz    HTML, https://...                     abc_xyz.pdf
02    Xyz abc    PDF, https://...                      n/a
03    Aaa        HTML, https://...                     aaa.pdf
04    Bbb        HTML, https://...                     abb.pdf

I can cheat and call the files in the 4th column "converted HTMLs", but there are some drawbacks. For example, the original file may be in EPUB rather than HTML format.

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