Format

Noun

 * 1) The layout of a document.
 * 2)  The form of presentation of something.
 * The radio station changed the format of its evening program.
 * 1)  A file type.

Verb

 * 1) To create or edit the layout of a document.
 * 2) Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
 * 3)  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.

Synonyms

 * reformat
 * initialise, initialize

Derived terms

 * formatting

Thesaurus
Platonic form, Platonic idea, 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, 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

Etymology
Via and, from  liber: formatus: < formo:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"fO:(r).m{t/}}
 * , {{SAMPA|/"fOr\.m{t/}}

Noun

 * Dutch: lay-out, formaat
 * Finnish:
 * Icelandic: lögun, form, snið
 * Japanese: 書式 (shosiki)
 * Panjabi: ਖਾਕਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ
 * Polish: układ, format


 * Romanian: format
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: khổ (sách, giấy, bìa)


 * Czech: formát
 * Dutch: formaat, ,
 * Icelandic: lögun, form, snið


 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Czech: formát
 * Dutch: bestandstype, bestandsformaat
 * German:
 * Icelandic: forsnið
 * Japanese: 形式 (kēsiki), フォーマット (fōmatto)


 * Romanian: format
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: format, filformat
 * Vietnamese: định dạng, dạng thức, kiểu

Verb

 * Dutch: lay-outen,
 * Finnish:
 * Russian: форматировать


 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: sắp xếp lại


 * Czech: formátovat,
 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: forsníða, ,


 * Japanese: 初期化する (shokika-suru), フォーマットする (fōmatto-suru)
 * Russian: форматировать
 * Swedish:

Etymology
From Format: <  formatus:.

Noun
format


 * 1) format.

Etymology
From Format: <  formatus:.

Noun

 * 1) format

Noun

 * 1) envy, jealousy
 * 2) * c. 800, Würzburg Glosses 12c29:
 * Ní ar formut frib-si as·biur-sa inso.
 * It is not because of envy towards you that I say this.

Etymology 1
From format:.

Noun

 * 1) template
 * 1) template

Etymology 2
Form of the verb forma:.

Participle
format



Noun

 * 1) format

Related terms

 * filformat
 * formatera
 * formation
 * formatmall
 * utbytesformat