- format
- for|mat1 [ `fɔr,mæt ] noun count or uncount **1. ) the arrangement, design, or organization of something:Changes have been proposed to the format of the competition.a ) the size, shape, and appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper:a tabloid/news magazine formatlarge-print formatb ) the form that a movie, television program, music recording, etc. is produced in:a TV program in wide-screen formatc ) the structure and design of a written document, especially a computer file, for example the size and type of the letters and the width of the written area of the page2. ) COMPUTING the way that information is arranged and organized on a computer DISKformatfor|mat 2 [ `fɔr,mæt ] verb transitive *1. ) COMPUTING to prepare a computer DISK so that information can be stored on it2. ) to arrange written material into a particular format, especially in a computer file
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.