format

¹for·mat

noun \ˈfȯr-ˌmat\

Definition of FORMAT

1

: the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)

2

: general plan of organization, arrangement, or choice of material (as for a television show)

3

: a method of organizing data (as for storage) <various file formats>

Examples of FORMAT

1. The journals are available in electronic format.
2. The file is saved in MP3 format.

Origin of FORMAT

French or German; French, from German, from Latin formatus, past participle of formare to form, from forma

First Known Use: 1840

Related to FORMAT

Synonyms

arrangement, configuration, conformation, formation, layout, setout, setup

Related Words

design, plan, scheme; composition, constitution, getup, makeup; build, construction, structure

Rhymes with FORMAT

all that, at bat, at that, backchat, bath mat, bobcat, brass hat, brickbat, brown fat, brown rat, bullbat, Cassatt, chitchat, combat, coon cat, cowpat, cravat, Croat, deep fat, defat, dingbat, doormat, expat, fat cat, fiat, firebrat, flat-hat, fly at, fruit bat, get at, go at, have at, hellcat, hepcat, high-hat, house cat, jurat, keep at, leaf fat, look at, Manx cat, MCAT, meerkat, milk fat, mole rat, mudflat, muscat, Muscat, muskrat, nonfat, old hat, pack rat, pick at, place mat, plug hat, polecat, pot hat, Rotblat, rug rat, salt flat, savate, silk hat, slouch hat, sneeze at, snowcat, Sobat, stand pat, standpat, stonechat, strawhat, Surat, thereat, tin hat, tipcat, tomcat, top hat, trans fat, whereat, whinchat, white hat, wildcat, wombat, wool fat

²format

transitive verb

for·mat·tedfor·mat·ting

Definition of FORMAT

1

: to arrange (as material to be printed or stored data) in a particular format

2

: to prepare (as a computer disk) for storing data in a particular format

— for·mat·ter noun

Examples of FORMAT

1. The book is formatted in several different styles.
2. The data was improperly formatted.

First Known Use of FORMAT

1964