nnoun.communicationthe organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)Topic:computercomputing devicecomputing machinedata processorelectronic computerinformation processing system
Synset:data format data formatting formatting
Derivationally Related Form:format
Hypernyms:info information
Inherited Hypernyms:formatinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:high-level formattinginitialisationinitializationlow-level formatting
Full Hyponyms:high-level formattinglow-level formatting
nnoun.attributethe general appearance of a publicationDerivationally Related Form:format
Part Holonyms:publication
Hypernyms:appearance visual aspect
Inherited Hypernyms:formatappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.creationset (printed matter) into a specific formatSynset:arrange
Examples:- Format this letter so it can be printed out
Derivationally Related Form:formatformatting
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:formatchange
Direct Hyponyms:indentrubricate
Full Troponyms:indentrubricate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitiondetermine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)Derivationally Related Form:formatformatting
Hypernyms:determine set
Inherited Hypernyms:formatdetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changedivide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store dataSynset:initialise initialize
Examples:- Please format this disk before entering data!
Derivationally Related Form:initializationformatinitialisationformatting
Hypernyms:carve up dissever divide separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:formatdividechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s