Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Acrobat \Ac"ro*bat\, n. [F. acrobate, fr. Gr. ? walking on
tiptoe, climbing aloft; ? high + ? to go.]
One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other
daring gymnastic feats.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
Acrobat
A product from Adobe Systems, Inc., for
manipulating documents stored in Portable Document Format.
Acrobat provides a platform-independent means of creating,
viewing, and printing documents.
Acropolis: the magazine of Acrobat publishing
(http://www.acropolis.com/acropolis).
(1995-04-21)