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format

(1) As a noun, the format is the structure, or layout, of an item.

Screen formats are the layout of fields on the screen.

Report formats are the columns, headers and footers on a page.

Record formats are the fields within a record.

File formats are the structure of program and data files. Each has its own headers, codes and rules for laying out the content. There are many different file structures for each kind of file, including executable programs, word processing documents, graphics files and databases. See graphics formats, extension, header, disk format and style sheet.

(2) As a verb, to initialize a storage medium (hard disk, CD-RW, etc.) to hold data. See format program.

format
Computing
a. the defined arrangement of data encoded in a file or for example on magnetic disk or CD-ROM, essential for the correct recording and recovery of data on different devices
b. the arrangement of text on printed output or a display screen, or a coded description of such an arrangement
format [′fȯr‚mat]
(computer science)
The specific arrangement of data on a printed page, display screen, or such, or in a record, data file, or storage device.
To prepare a disk to store information by using a special program that divides the disk into storage units such as tracks and sectors.
1.(storage)format - disk format - to prepare a new, blank disk for writing.
2.(operating system)format - file format - how data is arranged in a specific type of file.


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More specifically, a digital object is the aggregation of one or more formatted content streams representing the primary content of the object as well as associated descriptive, administrative, technical, and structural metadata.
Establishing a global digital format registry by Abrams, Stephen L. / Library Trends
After you highlight the formatted characters you want to copy, double-click on the Format Painter and paint the formatting style anywhere you want.
Expand the use of format painter in word by Zarowin, Stanley / Journal of Accountancy
PDF formatted files can also be created by scanning documents using Adobe Capture to create image files.
Should PDF Be Used for Archiving Electronic Records? by PHILLIPS, JOHN T. / Information Management Journal
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