format

1. 1.

   the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

   Synonymsformattingdata formatdata formatting

   Broaderinformation

   Narrowerhigh-level formattinglow-level formatting

   computer

2. 2.

   the general appearance of a publication

   Broaderappearance

   Part ofpublication

Other forms of format

plural

formats·

past tense or participle

formatted

present participle

formatting

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about format

What does format mean?

format means "set (printed matter) into a specific format". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in format?

format has 2 syllables: for-mat. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹˌmæt/.

What is another word for format?

Close synonyms include arrange, initialize, initialise, formatting, data format. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is format a common word?

format is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with format?

6 words rhyme with format. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.