format

format
noun
  1. the way in which something is arranged or set out
    安排,布局,设计,样式
    the format of the funeral service.
    葬礼的编排。
    ■the shape, size, and presentation of a book or periodical
    (书,期刊)版式,开本
    ■the medium in which a sound recording is made available
    (录音制品)传播媒介
    the album is available as a CD as well as on LP and cassette formats.
    歌集除密纹唱片和磁带等传播媒介外,还有CD唱片。
    ■(Computing)a defined structure for the processing, storage, or display of data
    (计算机)(数据处理、存储或显示)格式
    a data file in binary format.
    二进制格式的数据文件。
(formatted, formatting)
  1. [with obj.](especially in computing) arrange or put into a format
    (尤作计算机用语)把…编排成格式,格式化
    ■prepare (a storage medium) to receive data
    格式化(存储媒体)
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: via French and German from Latin formatus (liber) 'shaped (book'), past participle of formare 'to form'
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