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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•mat /ˈfɔrmæt/USA pronunciation n., v., -mat•ted, -mat•ting. n. [countable] - the organization, plan, or style of something, such as the general appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
- Computingthe arrangement of data for computer input or output.
v. [~ + object] - to plan or provide a format for.
- Computing
- to set the format of:to format a computer document.
- to prepare (a computer disk) for writing and reading.
See -form-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•mat (fôr′mat),USA pronunciation n., v., -mat•ted, -mat•ting. n. - the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Cf. duodecimo, folio (def. 2), octavo, quarto.
- the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, margins, etc.
- the organization, plan, style, or type of something:The format of the show allowed for topical and controversial gags.
- Computingthe arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report.
v.t. - Radio and Televisionto plan or provide a format for:to format the annual telethon.
- Computing
- to set the format of (input or output):Some word-processing programs format output in a variety of ways.
- to prepare (a disk) for writing and reading.
v.i. - to devise a format.
- Latin (liber) fōrmātus (a book) formed (in a certain way)
- French
- 1830–40
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