Format

Quick meaning: Format is a noun meaning The layout of a publication or document.

Meaning

The layout of a publication or document.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) The form of presentation of something.
2. (radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
3. (computing) A file type.
4. To create or edit the layout of a document.
5. Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
6. (computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

Example Sentences

The radio station changed the format of its evening program.

I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.

The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.

Word Forms

• formats
• formatting
• formatted

Synonyms for format

Depending on context, synonyms include reformat, initialise, initialize, arrange, formatting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include initialize, arrange, edition, file, print, reporting.

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