formatting

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsformatdata formatdata formatting

   Broaderinformation

   Narrowerhigh-level formattinglow-level formatting

   computer

Other forms of formatting

plural

formattings·

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 formatting

What does formatting mean?

formatting means "the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)".

How many syllables are in formatting?

formatting has 3 syllables: for-mat-ting. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹˌmætɪŋ/.

What is another word for formatting?

Close synonyms include format, data format, data formatting. 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 formatting a common word?

formatting is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met 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 formatting?

1 word rhymes with formatting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.