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Meaning of format

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  format
      n 1: the organization of information according to preset
           specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn:
           {format}, {formatting}, {data format}, {data formatting}]
      2: the general appearance of a publication
      v 1: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this
           letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {format}, {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:
         {format}, {initialize}, {initialise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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