format
for·mat
(fôr′măt′)n.
1. A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
2. The material form or layout of a publication.
3. Computers
a. The arrangement of data for storage or display.
b. A method for achieving such an arrangement.
tr.v. for·mat·ted, for·mat·ting, for·mats
1. To plan or arrange in a specified form: They formatted the conference so that each speaker had less than 15 minutes to deliver a paper.
2. Computers
a. To divide (a disk) into marked sectors to allow for the storage of data.
b. To determine the arrangement of (data) for storage or display.
[French, ultimately from Latin fōrmātus, past participle of fōrmāre, to form, from fōrma, form.]
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format
(ˈfɔːmæt)n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the general appearance of a publication, including type style, paper, binding, etc
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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. See also duodecimo, quarto
3. style, plan, or arrangement, as of a television programme
4. (Computer Science) computing
a. 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
b. the arrangement of text on printed output or a display screen, or a coded description of such an arrangement
vb (tr) , -mats, -matting or -matted
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to arrange (a book, page, etc) into a specified format
[C19: via French from German, from Latin liber formātus volume formed]
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for•mat
(ˈfɔr mæt)n., v. -mat•ted, -mat•ting. n.
1. 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.
2. the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
3. the organization, plan, style, or type of something.
4. the arrangement of data for computer input or output, as the number of fields in a database record or the margins in a report.
5. the programming featured by a radio or television station: a talk-show format.
v.t.6. to plan or provide a format for.
7.
a. to set the format of (computer data input or output).
b. to prepare (a computer disk) for writing and reading.
8. to devise a format.
[1830–40; < French < German < Latin (liber) fōrmātus]
for′mat•ter, n.
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format
1. In photography, the size and/or shape of a negative or of the print therefrom.
2. In cartography, the shape and size of a map or chart.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
format
Past participle: formatted
Gerund: formatting
| Imperative |
|---|
| format |
| format |
| Present |
|---|
| I format |
| you format |
| he/she/it formats |
| we format |
| you format |
| they format |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I formatted |
| you formatted |
| he/she/it formatted |
| we formatted |
| you formatted |
| they formatted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am formatting |
| you are formatting |
| he/she/it is formatting |
| we are formatting |
| you are formatting |
| they are formatting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have formatted |
| you have formatted |
| he/she/it has formatted |
| we have formatted |
| you have formatted |
| they have formatted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was formatting |
| you were formatting |
| he/she/it was formatting |
| we were formatting |
| you were formatting |
| they were formatting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had formatted |
| you had formatted |
| he/she/it had formatted |
| we had formatted |
| you had formatted |
| they had formatted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will format |
| you will format |
| he/she/it will format |
| we will format |
| you will format |
| they will format |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have formatted |
| you will have formatted |
| he/she/it will have formatted |
| we will have formatted |
| you will have formatted |
| they will have formatted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be formatting |
| you will be formatting |
| he/she/it will be formatting |
| we will be formatting |
| you will be formatting |
| they will be formatting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been formatting |
| you have been formatting |
| he/she/it has been formatting |
| we have been formatting |
| you have been formatting |
| they have been formatting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been formatting |
| you will have been formatting |
| he/she/it will have been formatting |
| we will have been formatting |
| you will have been formatting |
| they will have been formatting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been formatting |
| you had been formatting |
| he/she/it had been formatting |
| we had been formatting |
| you had been formatting |
| they had been formatting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would format |
| you would format |
| he/she/it would format |
| we would format |
| you would format |
| they would format |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have formatted |
| you would have formatted |
| he/she/it would have formatted |
| we would have formatted |
| you would have formatted |
| they would have formatted |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  format - the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically info, information - a message received and understood high-level formatting - (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting - (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position |
| 2. | format - the general appearance of a publication appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution | |
| Verb | 1. |  format - set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" rubricate - furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics; "the manuscript is not rubricated" |
| 2. | format - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" | |
| 3. | format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
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format
noun arrangement, form, style, make-up, look, plan, design, type, appearance, construction, presentation, layout They met to discuss the format of future negotiations.
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Translations
formátformátovatnaformátovat
formatformatere
muotoillamuotoiluformatoidamuoto
formatformatirati
formattál
lögun, form; sniî
図書形態形式を定める
포맷하다형식
formatasformuoti
formatetformāts
formátovať
formatformatera
จัดรูปแบบรูปแบบ
định dạnghình dạngthiết kế
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format
(ˈfoːmӕt) nounshape and size, eg that of a book, magazine etc.
verbto prepare a new computer disk for storing information.
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format
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