format

n. structure, pattern, design; organization; pattern of data organization (Computers)

v. design the appearance of, arrange, place in a certain format; prepare a diskette or hard disk for use (Computers)

For help on formatting Wikipedia articles, see . The article title Format could be linked to any of the following articles:Physical mediaFilm format, the size of image captured on sheet- or roll-film.Medium format (film), medium-sized film format.Recording format, for statically holding data on a data storage device.Paper format or paper size, the size and shape of paper.
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Noun
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
(synonym) formatting, data format, data formatting
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) high-level formatting
(derivation) initialize, initialise
(classification) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
2. the general appearance of a publication
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(part-holonym) publication
(derivation) arrange
Verb
1. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
(synonym) arrange
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) indent
2. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
(hypernym) determine, set
(derivation) formatting, data format, data formatting
3. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
(synonym) initialize, initialise
(hypernym) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) formatting, data format, data formatting

n. format, standard, norm, structure, pattern, design, organization; (Computers) pattern of data organization

n. format, structure, size

v. shape, form; train, discipline, fix; groom, develop; mold, make