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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.
v.i. 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.
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
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| 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) | |
| 3. | format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" |
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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
تَشْكِيلشَكْل، حَجْميُجَهِّز قٌرْص الحاسوبيُعيدُ تَهِيئَة
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
format
[ˈfɔːmæt]A. N → formato m
B. VT (Comput) → formatear
C. CPD format line N (Comput) → línea f de formato
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format
n (as regards size) → Format nt; (as regards content) → Aufmachung f; (Rad, TV, of programme) → Struktur f; (of computer data, recording) → Format nt; page format → Seitenformat nt
vt (Comput) disk, page, paragraph → formatieren
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format
(ˈfoːmӕt) noun shape and size, eg that of a book, magazine etc.
verb to prepare a new computer disk for storing information.
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format
→ تَشْكِيل, يُعيدُ تَهِيئَة formát, formátovat format, formatere Format, formattieren δίνω σχήμα, μορφότυπος dar formato, formato muoto, muotoilla format, formater format, formatirati formato, formattare 図書形態, 形式を定める 포맷하다, 형식 formatteren, indeling format, formatere format, sformatować formatar, formato размечать, формат format, formatera จัดรูปแบบ, รูปแบบ format, formatlamak định dạng, hình dạng 形式, 格式化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009