format

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing); formatting, data format, data formatting
  • the general appearance of a publication

    v.

  • set (printed matter) into a specific format; arrange

    Format this letter so it can be printed out

  • determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
  • divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; initialize, initialise

    Please format this disk before entering data!

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. 1. In general, the structure or appearance of a unit of data. 2.The arrangement of data within a document file that typically permits the document to be read or written by a certain application. Many applications can store a file in a more generic format, such as plain ASCII text. 3. The layout of data storage areas (tracks and sectors) on a disk. 4. The order and types of fields in a database. 5.The attributes of a cell in a spreadsheet, such as its being alphabetic or numeric, the number of digits, the use of commas, and the use of currency signs. 6. The specifications for the placement of text on a page or in a paragraph.vb. 1. To change the appearance of selected text or the contents of a selected cell in a spreadsheet. 2. To prepare a disk for use by organizing its storage space into a collection of data “compartments,” each of which can be located by the operating system so that data can be sorted and retrieved. When a previously used disk is formatted, any preexisting information on it is lost.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

formats|formated|formatted|formating|formatting
syn.: arrange data format data formatting formatting initialise initialize