format (third-person singular simple present formats, present participle formatting, simple past and past participle formatted) To create or edit the layout of a document.

format a disk for use in the computer コンピューター用にディスクを初期化 ｛しょき か｝ する

If you format a text or a disk on a computer, you organize it according to chosen patterns.

フォーマットする divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data. 著しい分野に（ディスク）を分割し、データを保存する。 Please format this disk before entering data! データを入力する …

The meaning of FORMAT is the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed). How to use format in a sentence.

FORMAT meaning: 1 : the form, design, or arrangement of something (such as a book, magazine, or television or radio program); 2 : the way in which information is stored on a computer disk

Definition of format noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To format a piece of computer text or graphics means to arrange the way in which it appears when it is printed or is displayed on a screen.

• This is the pixel format in which remotely-sensed images are stored. • Though the format has had to be changed because of rising costs, the event was nevertheless a great success.

If you format a text or a disk on a computer, you organize it according to chosen patterns.