The present invention relates to a table data parsing method for a PDF file. The present invention comprises the steps of: generating a parse tree for a PDF file by extracting data from the PDF file and analyzing the file structure; by using the generated parse tree, retrieving the location of a page which contains a headword of a table being searched; setting a parsing range in the retrieved page, with respect to coordinates (x, y) assigned to the headword of the table being searched; and parsing table data in the parsing range that has been set. According to the present invention, a merit is achieved of enabling target table data to be accurately parsed from a PDF file.
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