adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of format form-of, participle, past

   "We formatted the article to look better on smaller screens."

Adjective

1. 1
   That has been given a definite format not-comparable
2. 2
   That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

initialiseinitializeaesthetic formanatomyappearancearchetype

Example

More examples

"I've formatted your hard disk by mistake."

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