format

[format]

Set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

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Noun
the general appearance of a publication

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

Verb
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"

Verb
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

Verb
set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

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Usage Examples

It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format.

Yes, I've listened to just a few audiobooks - but hope to listen to more. I've wanted to investigate how my own books sound in this format and find the experience of listening, and not reading, quite fascinating.

One is to ensure that the war fighters and the intelligence analysts get the information that they need when they need it, in a format that's useful to them.

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.

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Other Usage Examples

We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it - which is sometimes something that's quite hard to do, when you're talking about giant databases of information - release it to the public and then defend ourselves against the inevitable legal and political attacks.

Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.

The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.

I was telling somebody just the other day, there's technically such a hierarchy in this business. You have film, that's the ideal then you have TV, and things like web series do not claim as much cred, but the fact is, if the material is solid and I believe and trust in the team that's involved, I don't care what format it is.

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