format


Definition: Meaning of, format in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɔːmat /

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format formats
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  1. the way in which something such as a television show or meeting is organized or arranged
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  2. the size, shape, design etc, in which something such as a book or magazine is produced
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  3. used to talk about video, CD, tape etc when saying what type of equipment it can be played on
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
format formatted formatted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
formatting formats
[transitive]
  1. technical to organize the space on a computer DISK so that information can be stored on it
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  2. to arrange the pages of a book or the information on a computer etc into a particular design
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format used in phrases

  • Portable Document Format (noun)
    1. computing a file format for documents containing formatted text, images, etc.;the format is device and platform independent, and widely used on the Internet
  • data format (noun)
    1. usually for computer processing the organization of information according to preset specifications
  • file format (noun)
    1. computing the layout of a computer file; how the data within the file is organized
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