ALL meanings of format
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F f - noun Technical meaning of format 1. (storage) disk format - to prepare a new, blank disk for writing. 2. (operating system) file format - how data is arranged in a specific type of file. 1
- noun format the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto. 1
- noun format the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, margins, etc. 1
- noun format the organization, plan, style, or type of something: The format of the show allowed for topical and controversial gags. 1
- noun format Computers. the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report. 1
- verb with object format to plan or provide a format for: to format the annual telethon. 1
- verb with object format Computers. to set the format of (input or output): Some word-processing programs format output in a variety of ways. to prepare (a disk) for writing and reading. 1
- verb without object format to devise a format. 1
- noun format physical 1
- noun format computers: file type 1
- noun format media: type 1
- transitive verb format computers: disk 1
- noun format structure 1
- transitive verb format arrange 1
- noun format The way in which something is arranged or set out. 1
- verb format To format a piece of computer text or graphics means to arrange the way in which it appears when it is printed or is displayed on a screen. 0
- noun format the general appearance of a publication, including type style, paper, binding, etc 0
- noun format an approximate indication of the size of a publication as determined by the number of times the original sheet of paper is folded to make a leaf 0
- noun format style, plan, or arrangement, as of a television programme 0
- noun format the defined arrangement of data encoded in a file or for example on magnetic disk or CD-ROM, essential for the correct recording and recovery of data on different devices 0
- noun format the arrangement of text on printed output or a display screen, or a coded description of such an arrangement 0
- verb format to arrange (a book, page, etc) into a specified format 0
- noun format the shape, size, binding, typeface, paper, and general makeup or arrangement of a book, magazine, etc. 0
- noun format general arrangement or plan, as of a television program 0
- noun format a specific arrangement in accordance with which computer data is processed, stored, printed, etc. 0
- noun format a particular audio or video recording and playback system, as VHS 0
- verb transitive format to arrange according to a format 0
- noun format The layout of a publication or document. 0
- noun format (hence) The form of presentation of something. 0
- noun format (radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc. 0
- noun format (computing) A file type. 0
- verb format To create or edit the layout of a document. 0
- verb format Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page. 0
- verb format (computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process. 0
- countable noun format The format of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented. 0
- countable noun format The format of a piece of computer software or a musical recording is the type of equipment on which it is designed to be used or played. For example, possible formats for a musical recording are CD and cassette. 0
- verb format To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on. 0