'Format' definitions:
Definition of 'format'
(from WordNet)
noun
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: format, formatting, data format, data formatting]
noun
The general appearance of a publication
verb
Set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: format, arrange]
verb
Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
verb
Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: format, initialize, initialise]
Definition of 'Format'
From: GCIDE
- Format \For`mat"\ (f[-o]r`m[.a]" or f[-o]r`m[aum]t"), n. [F. or G. Cf. Formation.]
- 1. (Print.) The shape and size of a book or other printed publication; hence, its external form. [WordNet sense 2] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work. --G. H. Putnam. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- One might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious. --Nature. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. (Print.) the arrangement of the parts of a printed page, such as text and graphics; as, text flowing around an illustration provides a more pleasing format; multiple columns are a more common format for large pages. [PJC]
- 3. (Computers) The pattern of organization of information in an electronic storage medium, such as the number and size of records, or the size, spacing, or separation symbols for fields in a record. A computer file, for example, may be in fixed-length format, in which each field or record occupies the same number of bytes, or in variable-length format, in which the lengths of fields or records varies. The number of formats are unlimited, being specifiable at will by programmers or in some cases by the users of programs. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: data format. [PJC]
- 4. Hence, The general organization, form, or plan for anything, such as an organized social, political, or entertainment event. [PJC]
Definition of 'format'
From: GCIDE
- format \format\ v. t. to set into a specific format; -- of printed matter or data recorded on a data soorage medium.
- Syn: arrange. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'format'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aesthetic form,
- anatomy,
- appearance,
- archetype,
- architectonics,
- architecture,
- arrangement,
- art form,
- aspect,
- build,
- building,
- cast,
- composition,
- configuration,
- conformation,
- constitution,
- construction,
- contents,
- creation,
- cut,
- design,
- dimensions,
- fabric,
- fabrication,
- fashion,
- fashioning,
- figuration,
- figure,
- forging,
- form,
- formation,
- frame,
- genre,
- getup,
- impression,
- inner form,
- layout,
- looks,
- make,
- makeup,
- making,
- manufacture,
- matrix,
- modality,
- mode,
- model,
- mold,
- molding,
- order,
- organic structure,
- organism,
- organization,
- pattern,
- patterning,
- physique,
- plan,
- Platonic form,
- Platonic idea,
- production,
- prototype,
- set,
- set-up,
- setup,
- shape,
- shaping,
- significant form,
- size,
- stamp,
- structure,
- structuring,
- style,
- tectonics,
- texture,
- tissue,
- turn,
- type,
- warp and woof,
- weave,
- web
Words containing 'Format'
- Formate,
- Formation,
- Formative,
- formatting,
- Carboniferous formation,
- Chalk formation,
- Cretaceous formation,
- Spore formation,
- Tertiary formation,
- calque formation,
- cell formation,
- data format,
- data formatting,
- formative cell,
- formatted capacity,
- geological formation,
- heat of formation,
- military formation,
- pair formation,
- reaction formation,
- reticular formation,
- word formation,
- Re-formation,
- back-formation,
- high-level formatting,
- low-level formatting