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1. (n.) format
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
2. format
the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
3. format
the organization, plan, style, or type of something.
4. format
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. format
the programming featured by a radio or television station:
a talk-show format.
6. (v.t.) format
to plan or provide a format for.
7. format
to set the format of (computer data input or output).
8. format
to prepare (a computer disk) for writing and reading.
9. (v.i.) format
to devise a format.
Etymology: (1830–40; < F < G < L (liber) fōrmātus)
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| Definition of 'format' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) format, formatting, data format, data formatting
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
2. (verb) format
the general appearance of a publication
3. (verb) format, arrange
set (printed matter) into a specific format
"Format this letter so it can be printed out"
4. (verb) format
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
5. (verb) format, initialize, initialise
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
"Please format this disk before entering data!"
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. 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.
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Sense: shape and size, eg that of a book, magazine etc.
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 Afrikaans: formaat |
 Arabic: شَكْل، حَجْم |
 Bulgarian: формат |
 Brazilian: formato |
 Czech: formát |
 German: das Format |
 Danish: format |
 Greek: σχήμα |
 Spanish: formato |
 Estonian: formaat |
 Farsi: قالب بندی؛ صفحه آرایی |
 Finnish: formaatti |
 French: format |
 Hebrew: מַתכּוֹנֶת |
 Hindi: रूपाकार |
 Croatian: format, struktura |
 Hungarian: alak, formátum |
 Indonesian: format, ukuran |
 Icelandic: lögun, form; snið |
 Italian: formato |
 Japanese: 判型 |
 Korean: 형태, 크기 |
 Lithuanian: formatas |
 Latvian: formāts |
 Malay: format |
 Dutch: formaat |
 Norwegian: format |
 Polish: format |
 Persian: قالب بندی؛ صفحه آرایی |
 Pashto: شکل، څیره |
 Portuguese: formato |
 Romanian: format |
 Russian: формат |
 Slovak: formát, úprava, štruktúra |
 Slovenian: format |
 Serbian: format |
 Swedish: format |
 Thai: รูปแบบ |
 Turkish: düzen, biçim |
 Taiwanese: 版式，開本 |
 Ukrainian: формат |
 Urdu: شکل اور سائز |
 Vietnamese: khổ (sách, giấy, bìa...) |
 Chinese: 版式，开本 |
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