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Format

//ˈfɔːɹ.mæt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The layout of a publication or document.

    "The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work."

  2. 2
    the general appearance of a publication wordnet
  3. 3
    The form of presentation of something. broadly
  4. 4
    the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) wordnet
  5. 5
    The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.

    "The radio station changed the format of its evening program."

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  1. 6
    A file type.
Verb
  1. 1
    To create or edit the layout of a document.
  2. 2
    divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data wordnet
  3. 3
    Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
  4. 4
    determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) wordnet
  5. 5
    To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

    "I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive."

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  1. 6
    set (printed matter) into a specific format wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“I shape, fashion”).

Etymology 2

Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“I shape, fashion”).

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