format
- n the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- n the general appearance of a publication
- v set (printed matter) into a specific format
- v determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
- v divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
Please format this disk before entering data!
formation
- n an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
a defensive formation
a formation of planes - n the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- n the act of forming or establishing something
- n (geology) the geological features of the earth
- n a particular spatial arrangement
- n natural process that causes something to form
the formation of gas in the intestine
the formation of crystals
the formation of pseudopods - n creation by mental activity
the formation of sentences
the formation of memories
formatted capacity
- n (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk