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What (who) is format - definition
format
![<code>FORMAT.CMD</code> in [[CP/M-86]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CPM-86.png?width=200 "<code>FORMAT.CMD</code> in [[CP/M-86]]")
![<code>FORMAT.COM</code>, among several other commands, in [[IBM PC DOS]] 1.0.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM PC DOS 1.0 screenshot.png?width=200 "<code>FORMAT.COM</code>, among several other commands, in [[IBM PC DOS]] 1.0.")
![format}} command on [[ReactOS]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ReactOS-0.4.13 format command 667x514.png?width=200 "format}} command on [[ReactOS]]")
DOS, WINDOWS, OR OS/2 COMMAND FOR FORMATTING A COMPUTER DISK
FORMAT; FORMAT (DOS command); FORMAT (OS/2 command); FORMAT (Windows command); FORMAT (command); FORMAT.COM
¦ noun the way in which something is arranged or presented.
?Computing a defined structure for the processing, storage, or display of data.
¦ verb (formats, formatting, formatted) (especially in computing) arrange or put into a format.
?prepare (a storage medium) to receive data.
Origin
C19: via Fr. and Ger. from L. formatus (liber) 'shaped (book)'.
format
DOS, WINDOWS, OR OS/2 COMMAND FOR FORMATTING A COMPUTER DISK
FORMAT; FORMAT (DOS command); FORMAT (OS/2 command); FORMAT (Windows command); FORMAT (command); FORMAT.COM
(formats, formatting, formatted)
1.
The format of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented.
I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.
...a large-format book.
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2.
The format 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 formats for a musical recording are CD and cassette.
His latest album is available on all formats.
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3.
To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on. (COMPUTING)
VERB: V n
4.
To format 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 formatted with many short lines.
VERB: V n
format
DOS, WINDOWS, OR OS/2 COMMAND FOR FORMATTING A COMPUTER DISK
FORMAT; FORMAT (DOS command); FORMAT (OS/2 command); FORMAT (Windows command); FORMAT (command); FORMAT.COM
n. a suitable format
Examples of use of format
1. ARTICLE TOOLS Printer–Friendly Format Most E–Mailed Articles Reprints Permissions Single–Page Format 1.
2. Alternatively download and print out a form in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format here or in Word (DOC) format here.
3. The full text of the notice is available in text format or PDF format from the Federal Register.
4. "We are entering a new format, the only format in which we are not operating," Ilyashenko told a news conference.
5. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications: -- Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.