FORMAT


Meaning of FORMAT in English

(~s, ~ting, ~ted)

1.

The ~ of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented.

I had met with him to explain the ~ of the programme and what we had in mind.

...a large-~ book.

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2.

The ~ of a piece of computer software or a musical recording is the type of equipment on which it is designed to be used or played. For example, possible ~s for a musical recording are CD and cassette.

His latest album is available on all ~s.

N-COUNT

3.

To ~ a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on. (COMPUTING)

VERB: V n

4.

To ~ a piece of computer text or graphics means to arrange the way in which it appears when it is printed or is displayed on a screen. (COMPUTING)

When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly ~ted with many short lines.

VERB: V n

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