format

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The way something is arranged, designed, or presented.

   The new format of the magazine is much easier to read.

2. 2
   noun

   The way computer information is organized and stored.

   Please save the file in PDF format.

3. 3
   verb

   To prepare a computer disk for use, erasing all the data on it.

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

4. 4
   verb

   To arrange text or data in a particular way.

   He formatted the document with clear headings and spacing.

Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).

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