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Format   /fˈɔrmˌæt/   Listen
Format

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



... "The Bible Period by Period" in e-book format, the outline styles were edited for sake of e-text consistency and proofreading. Certain geographical place names were edited for consistent spelling. The rest of the text remains faithful to the original. For any errors in transcription, ...
— The Bible Period by Period - A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods • Josiah Blake Tidwell

... gentleman here in the confectionery line your brother, then, sir?" said Mr. Prettyman, feeling that it was an occasion on which format language ...
— Brother Jacob • George Eliot

... "advertisements" appeared in the format that would have been used in a newspaper or magazine ad section—that is in two columns for the smaller ads, and in quarter, half, full and double page layouts for the others. Also L is used as ...
— Actions and Reactions • Rudyard Kipling

... iii. disc. iv. art. v.: "Tres sunt modi divinae locutionis; completur enim divina locutio vel verbis successivis, vel verbis formalibus, vel verbis substantialibus. Completur verbis successivis cum anima in semetipsa multum collecta quosdam discursus internos de Deo vel de aliis divina format directione; hujusmodi quippe discursus, quamvis ab ipsa sibi formati, a Deo tamen dirigente procedunt. Completur verbis formalibus cum anima vel in se collecta, vel aliis occupata, percipit quaedam verba formaliter ac distincte divinitus expressa, ad quorum formationem anima ...
— The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus • Teresa of Avila

... light to the counsels and a guide to the footsteps of the greatest around him. Fit to be the stay of princes, he is one of those venerable relics of the past which show us how beautiful age can be, and which, linking together different generations, format once the salt of society and the ...
— Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. • H. N. Hudson

... note: The original index of this volume differs slightly in formatting from that of volume one. In order to increase consistency, I've reformatted this index according to the format in ...
— The Eleven Comedies - Vol. I • Aristophanes et al



Words linked to "Format" :   change, electronic computer, separate, split, rubricate, split up, indent, divide, set, dissever, data processor, computer, publication, computing machine, carve up, appearance, initialization, initialisation, computing device, info, visual aspect, determine



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