OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10422

format

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
formato
The layout of a publication or document.
The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.
formato
The form of presentation of something.
formato
A file type.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 10423

format

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
formatear
To create or edit the layout of a document.
formatear
To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.