format
noun
- arrangement of data or visual presentation
- concept in a metadata schema
verb
- arrange elements for visual presentation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ / /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/
noun
Etymology: Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).
- 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.”
- The form of presentation of something.
- 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.”
- A file type.
verb
Etymology: Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).
- 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.”