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Format   /fˈɔrmˌæt/   Listen
Format

noun
1.
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing).  Synonyms: data format, data formatting, formatting.
2.
The general appearance of a publication.
verb
1.
Set (printed matter) into a specific format.  Synonym: 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.  Synonyms: initialise, initialize.



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"Format" Quotes from Famous Books



... blocks according to tradition, was then not a matter of great difficulty. There were Chinese books which showed what the result would be; there were Spanish books, definitely some from Mexico, which provided samples of European characters and format. ...
— Doctrina Christiana • Anonymous
... lettering used in the old house of Le Clere, he had Baudelaire's works printed in a large format recalling that of ancient missals, on a very light and spongy Japan paper, soft as elder pith and imperceptibly tinted with a light rose hue through its milky white. This edition, limited to one copy, printed with a velvety black Chinese ink, ...
— Against The Grain • Joris-Karl Huysmans
... This book by Collingwood is a good story, but as your reviewer has said elsewhere, told in a rather long-winded manner, and in the notably Kingston style and format that Collingwood often adopts. Why not? Kingston was dead before Collingwood started to write, and the style had been proved to be what young readers ...
— The Congo Rovers - A Story of the Slave Squadron • Harry Collingwood
... for characters that are not able to be represented in the text format used for this version ...
— Animal Figures in the Maya Codices • Alfred M. Tozzer and Glover M. Allen
... LILRC interlibrary loan forms which we supply, and sent in by mail or by our driver. They may be placed by teletype, using a format based on the LILRC request form. Urgent requests may be placed ...
— The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) Interlibrary Loan Manual: January, 1976 • Anonymous


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