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FORMAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: formatted    , formatting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The general appearance of a publication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("format" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Holonyms ("format" is a part of...):

publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)

Derivation:

format (set (printed matter) into a specific format)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

data format; data formatting; format; formatting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("format" is a kind of...):

info; information (a message received and understood)

Domain category:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "format"):

high-level formatting ((computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations)

initialisation; initialization; low-level formatting ((computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position)

Derivation:

format (divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data)

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

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

Example:

Please format this disk before entering data!

Synonyms:

format; initialise; initialize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "format" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "format" is one way to...):

determine; set (fix conclusively or authoritatively)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Set (printed matter) into a specific format

Example:

Format this letter so it can be printed out

Synonyms:

arrange; format

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "format" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "format"):

indent (set in from the margin)

rubricate (furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

format (the general appearance of a publication)

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

A response format that allows a respondent to answer using their own knowledge and/or feelings, without specified response categories.

(Open-ended Response Format, NCI Thesaurus)

An optional additional description of the observation result provided in a free text format.

(Observation Result Comment, NCI Thesaurus)

A standard file format for transferring non-textual data over the internet.

(Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, NCI Thesaurus)

A data type comprised of a set of uncertain probalistic values in histogram format.

(Non-Parametric Probability Distribution Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)

The NCI term type designation for an ISO 3166-1 standard country code in numeric (three-digit) format.

(CNU Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A process whereby specific data is taken out of a larger set of data and presented in a usable format.

(Data Extraction, NCI Thesaurus)

The NCI term type designation for an ISO 3166-1 standard country code in alpha-3 (three-letter) format.

(CA3 Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A collaborative effort to develop a common exchange format for biological pathways data.

(BioPAX, NCI Thesaurus)

The NCI term type designation for an ISO 3166-1 standard country code in alpha-2 (two-letter) format.

(CA2 Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A response format where specified response categories are provided for the respondent to chose in order to answer the question.

(Close-ended Response Format, NCI Thesaurus)