noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) wordnet
3. 3
   The code in a markup language which determines a document's format. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of format form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

data formatdata formattingformatformat

Example

More examples

"Formatting a hard disk is a simple process, but expensive. It can cost up to $50 in Brazil."

Related phrases

markup language

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.