Definitions for formats

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formats for·mat

Spelling: [fawr-mat]

IPA: /ˈfɔr mæt/

Formats is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 255 anagrams from letters in formats (afmorst).

Definitions for formats

noun

1. the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
2. the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, margins, etc.
3. the organization, plan, style, or type of something:
4. Computers. the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report.

verb (used with object)

1. to plan or provide a format for:
2. Computers. to set the format of (input or output): to prepare (a disk) for writing and reading.

verb (used without object)

1. to devise a format.

Origin of formats

1830-40; French Latin (liber) fōrmātus (a book) formed (in a certain way)

Examples for formats

It was changed to plain text to match the format of the rest of the text.

The format of an invitation is not so important as its taste.

The format of quotations and snippets of songs and poems, made it easy to read, when reading anything longer was a challenge.

That was one of my earlier forays into the world of videos, and I got really excited by the format.

The purpose of the evening is clear enough in its format: The majority of the show is about song-and-dance numbers from musicals.

The letter is addressed to “FATHER ROBERT BERGDAHL-U.S.A.” following the format of ICRC messages.

From the get-go, her admiration for the format she was shepherding back to network TV was evident.

Some adaptations from the original text were made to format it into an e-text.

The format is pleasant, the book-marker voluptuous, the binding Arty-and-Crafty.

format technique is just a fraction of producing an appealing play.