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for·mat

(fôr′măt′)

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)

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.

a. to set the format of (computer data input or output).

b. to prepare (a computer disk) for writing and reading.

v.i.

8. to devise a format.

[1830–40; < French < German < Latin (liber) fōrmātus]

for′mat•ter, n.

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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Noun	1.	format - the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) data format, data formatting, formatting 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" arrange 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!" initialise, initialize 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"

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

Format formatieren formattieren fomatieren

δίνω σχήμα μορφότυπος

formato dar formato formatear

muotoillamuotoiluformatoidamuoto

format formater

formatformatirati

formattál

lögun, form; sniî

formato formattare

図書形態形式を定める

포맷하다형식

formatasformuoti

formatetformāts

formatteren indeling lay-outlay-outenontwerpen

formátovať

formatformatera

จัดรูปแบบรูปแบบ

biçim düzen düzenlemek format formatlamak

định dạnghình dạngthiết kế

格式化版式开本形式

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

[ˈfɔː^rmæt]

(= arrangement) → format m
a new format → un nouveau format

[software] → format m

vt → formater

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

[ˈfɔːˌmæt]

1. n → formato

2. vt (Comput) → formattare

format

(ˈfoːmӕt) noun

shape and size, eg that of a book, magazine etc.

verb

to prepare a new computer disk for storing information.

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

References in classic literature ?

transcriber's note: These "advertisements" appeared in the format that would have been used in a newspaper or magazine ad section--that is in two columns for the smaller ads, and in quarter, half, full and double page layouts for the others.

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Prettyman, feeling that it was an occasion on which format language must be used.

View in context

The Format Recognition and Protection Association (FRAPA) has reported a marked increase in new members from emerging format territories.

FRAPA welcomes Turkish and Korean members

The standard for clerks provides that court records will be stored in the PDF/A format as a "day-forward standard" and that "existing electronic documents may remain in their current format(s) if the CMS [case management system] is capable of managing multiple file formats." It also provides that files that have sensitive information redacted to not have to retain intelligent information.

PDF/A is on the way

There, you can set the country, language, and other information, such as number formats.

Access: WINDOWS REGION SETTINGS

In Study 1b the affect evoked by the risk information was different because the characterization of these two formats was distinct for the participants when the probability of risk increased to 5%, so that "5%" and "every 20 years" had different effects on their intuition, as the interference between the value of probability and frequency was eliminated.

AFFECT HEURISTIC AND FORMAT EFFECT IN RISK PERCEPTION

Since 2012, these television program formats have been remade by Chinese broadcasting companies, and these Chinese versions have also enjoyed enormous popularity among audiences both in China and Southeast Asia.

Interpreting the television format phenomenon between South Korea and China through Inter-Asian frameworks

• Add support for CAD file formats in FileFormat enumeration and properly update Image.GetFileFormat method

Convert AutoCAD DWG & DXF Files to PDF, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF & GIF Formats using Aspose.CAD for .NET

Rodrigue is clear that "the biggest force driving these trends is the search for the widest possible audience," asserting, "niche programming is a failed TV experiment--a mass medium always hungers for a mass audience--and kids plus grown-up format equals family viewing and live plus format equals mass co-viewing and social interaction." Although Rodrigue is quick to caution, "these formats are driving broadcasters to fill terrestrial TV shows with Internet stars in the hope of tapping their massive on line fan base.

Formats: unloved by the law, loved by viewers

Formats Asia provides opportunities for both buyers and sellers to share successes and discuss challenges of program formats.

Formats Asia 2013 at the CASBAA Convention Brings Together Content and Format Owners, Production Companies, Broadcasters and Advertisers

The licensed adaptation of formats is a fairly new, commercial and often profitable business model that clearly helps both parties in the format exchange optimise resources.

The use of format adaptation in Danish public service programming

ODF was intended to be an alternative to proprietary formats, including those used by Microsoft Office and other applications.