Sekirov Dictionary

format

UK /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/US /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 3

noun4

•
The layout of a publication or document.
- The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work. — 1896
The form of presentation of something.
A file type.
•
The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
- The radio station changed the format of its evening program.

verb3

To create or edit the layout of a document.
Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
•
To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
- I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.

forms

formatted · formatting · formats

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