FORMAT

format

(noun) the general appearance of a publication

format, formatting, data format, data formatting

(noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

format, initialize, initialise

(verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; “Please format this disk before entering data!”

format, arrange

(verb) set (printed matter) into a specific format; “Format this letter so it can be printed out”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

format (plural formats)

The layout of a publication or document.

• G. H. Putnam

(hence) The form of presentation of something.

(radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.

(computing) A file type.

format (third-person singular simple present formats, present participle formatting, simple past and past participle formatted)

To create or edit the layout of a document.

Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

• (change a document to fit onto different type of page): reformat

• (computing: prepare storage medium): initialise, initialize

Source: Wiktionary

For`mat" (for`ma" or for`mät"), n. [F. or G. Cf. Formation.] (Print.)

Definition: The shape and size of a book; hence, its external form.

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

One might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious. Nature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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