English > formatting: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing). |
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| Synonyms | format, data format, data formatting |
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| Category | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
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| Narrower | high-level formatting | (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | formato |
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| Catalan | format |
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| Verbs | format | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data |
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| format | determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) |
| format | set (printed matter) into a specific format |
