FORMATTING

format, formatting, data format, data formatting

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

FORMAT

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

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Noun

formatting (countable and uncountable, plural formattings)

The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.

The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.

Verb

formatting

present participle of format

Source: Wiktionary

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FORMAT

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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