| NOUN | communication | format, formatting, data format, data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
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| attribute | format | the general appearance of a publication | |
| VERB | creation | format, arrange | set (printed matter) into a specific format |
| cognition | format | determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) | |
| change | format, initialize, initialise | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data |
| Sounds | fao'rmae.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing). | |
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| Synonyms | formatting, data format, data formatting | |
| Category | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
| Narrower | high-level formatting | (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations |
| low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation | (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position | |
| Broader | information, info | A message received and understood |
| Spanish | formato | |
| Catalan | format | |
| Verbs | format | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data |
| format | determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) | |
| Meaning | The general appearance of a publication. | |
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| Part of | publication | A copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | formato | |
| Catalan | format | |
| Verbs | format | set (printed matter) into a specific format |
| Meaning | Set (printed matter) into a specific format. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Format this letter so it can be printed out" | |
| Synonym | arrange | |
| Narrower | indent | set in from the margin |
| rubricate | Furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | compaginar | |
| Nouns | format | the general appearance of a publication |
| formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | |
| Meaning | Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | determine, set | Fix conclusively or authoritatively |
| Nouns | format, formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
| Meaning | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Please format this disk before entering data!" | |
| Synonyms | initialize, initialise | |
| Broader | divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up | separate into parts or portions |
| Nouns | format, formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
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