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for·mat (fôr′mat′)

noun

  1. the shape, size, binding, typeface, paper, and general makeup or arrangement of a book, magazine, etc.
  2. general arrangement or plan, as of a television program
  3. a specific arrangement in accordance with which computer data is processed, stored, printed, etc.
  4. a particular audio or video recording and playback system, as VHS

Etymology: Ger + L formatus, pp. of formare: see form

transitive verb formatted -·mat′·ted, formatting -·mat′·ting

to arrange according to a format

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format Synonyms

format

n.

makeup, arrangement, construction, setup; see composition 2, form 1.


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format Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • compress: Installing UNiBACK from a file When you download the demo, it will be in compressed tar format.

Adjective modifier

  • electronic: A charge may also be made for storage media for information requested in electronic format.

Modifies a noun

  • string: Each character from the format string is appended to the result string unless it is a percent sign.

Noun used with modifier

  • PDF: These books are in PDF format, for which you need an Acrobat Reader.

Possessives

  • solitaire: Adapted from the Windmills program ( Peter Hawkins, University of Liverpool ), these electronic resource use the ' solitaire ' game format.

Preposition: for

  • downloading: Rehabilitation Courses for Drink Drive Offenders has also been made available in Adobe Acrobat format for downloading.
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