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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Format \For`mat"\ (f[-o]r`m[.a]" or f[-o]r`m[aum]t"), n. [F. or G. Cf {Formation}.] (Print.) The shape and size of a book; hence its external form The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work --G. H. Putnam. One might indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious. --Nature. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: format n 1: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}] 2: the general appearance of a publication v 1: set into a specific format; of printed matter; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {arrange}] 2: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) 3: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: {initialize}]
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