| 释义 |
format /förˈmat or (rare) förˈmä/ noun- (of books, etc) the size, form or shape in which they are issued
- The style, arrangement and contents of eg a radio or television programme
- (the description of) the way data is, or is to be, arranged in a file, on a card, disk, tape, etc (computing)
transitive verb (formˈatting; formˈatted)- To arrange (a book, etc) into a specific format
- To arrange (data) for use on a disk, tape, etc (computing)
- To prepare (a disk, etc) for use by dividing it into sectors (computing)
ORIGIN: Fr formˈatter noun (computing) A program for formatting a disk, tape, etc |