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Format   /fˈɔrmˌæt/   Listen
Format

verb
1.
Set (printed matter) into a specific format.  Synonym: arrange.
2.
Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science).
3.
Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.  Synonyms: initialise, initialize.



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... blocks according to tradition, was then not a matter of great difficulty. There were Chinese books which showed what the result would be; there were Spanish books, definitely some from Mexico, which provided samples of European characters and format. ...
— Doctrina Christiana • Anonymous


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