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How to pronounce format in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms initialise, initialize
Type of split, separate, carve up, dissever, divide, split up
Derivation formatting


Please format this disk before entering data!.
Type Words
Synonyms arrange
Type of change
Has types indent, rubricate
Derivation formatting
Type Words
Synonyms data format, data formatting, formatting
Type of info, information
Has types high-level formatting, initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting
Type Words
Type of determine, set
Derivation formatting
Type Words
Type of appearance, visual aspect

Examples of format

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Overall, the Library is a great idea that takes advantage of the Blu-ray format.
From the washingtontimes.com
The conference format will be one-on-one or small group meetings by appointment.
From the foxbusiness.com
For one thing, it places less emphasis on an open-auction format than eBay does.
From the businessweek.com
That will be the trim instrumental format that Sanborn will perform in Saturday.
From the kentucky.com
Both films are remastered and available for the first time in widescreen format.
From the sacbee.com
Reading Recovery parents are learning about the format of their child's lessons.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
For this is manifestly a World Cup flawed financially and with the wrong format.
From the nzherald.co.nz
This would be a deal breaker for me and I would pay for this content and format.
From the guardian.co.uk
You can download a free Kindle app for iPad or iPhone if you prefer that format.
From the ocregister.com
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  • The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
  • Set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
  • Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
  • The general appearance of a publication
  • Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
  • A command-line utility included in Microsoft DOS, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The command will perform the following actions by default on a floppy drive, hard drive, solid-states (USB), or other magnetic medium. It will not perform this function on optical media.
  • Format is a function in Common Lisp that can produce formatted text and is normally used in a manner analogous to printf in C and other curly bracket programming languages. ...
  • Disk formatting is the initial part of the process for preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for its first use. The disk formatting includes setting up an empty file system. A disk formatting may set up multiple file systems by formatting partitions for each file system. ...
  • The Format was an indie rock band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means. The band announced a hiatus on February 4, 2008. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music. ...