noun
Meaning 1
The layout of a publication or document.
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noun
The layout of a publication or document.
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noun
The form of presentation of something.
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Usage: broadly
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noun
The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
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Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
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noun
A file type.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To create or edit the layout of a document.
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verb
Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
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verb
To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
the general appearance of a publication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
noun
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: formatting, data format, data formatting
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Broader terms: information, info
Narrower terms: high-level formatting, low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation
verb
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: initialize, initialise
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Broader terms: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
verb
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
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Broader terms: determine, set
verb
set (printed matter) into a specific format
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: arrange
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Broader terms: change
Narrower terms: indent, rubricate
History
Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).
Across languages
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