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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Format \For`mat"\ (f[-o]r`m[.a]" or f[-o]r`m[aum]t"), n. [F. or
G. Cf {Formation}.] (Print.)
The shape and size of a book; hence its external form
The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger
format than that found convenient for university work
--G. H.
Putnam.
One might indeed, protest that the format is a little
too luxurious. --Nature.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
format
n 1: the organization of information according to preset
specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: {formatting},
{data format}, {data formatting}]
2: the general appearance of a publication
v 1: set into a specific format; of printed matter; "Format this
letter so it can be printed out" [syn: {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; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
[syn: {initialize}]
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