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format

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The layout of a publication or document.
  2. (hence) The form of presentation of something.
  3. The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
  4. A file type.
  5. To create or edit the layout of a document.
  6. Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
  7. To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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