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Definition: Format |
FormatNoun1. The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing). 2. The general appearance of a publication. Verb1. Set into a specific format; of printed matter; "Format this letter so it can be printed out". 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; "Please format this disk before entering data!". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "format" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Format \For`mat"\ (f[-o]r`m[.a]" or f[-o]r`m[aum]t"), noun. [French expression or German Compare to Formation.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | The arrangement or layout of data on a data medium. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A language construct that specifies the representation, in character form, of data objects in a file. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Fine Arts | General plan of physical organization or arrangement (as of a television show. . . (the -- of the new show included a careful balance of music and comedy). Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | An informal rock stratigraphic unit bounded by marker horizons believed to be isochronous surfaces that can be traced across facies changes, particularly in the subsurface; useful for correlations between areas where the stratigraphic section is divided into different formations thatdo not correspond in time value. See also:marker. (references) |
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A file format is a particular way to encode data for storage in a computer file.Since hard drives store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s. There are different kinds of formats for different kinds of information. However, within any kind of format, there will be some number of competing formats.
Formats are typically represented by an addition ("file extension") of 2 to 4 letters onto the file's name. For example, if a picture is stored using the JPEG format, the file would be mypicture.jpeg or the like.
Other operating systems such as older versions of Mac OS did not require file extensions, but instead had file types/creator data that was hidden from the user and managed transparently by the operating system. On Microsoft Windows computers, extensions are required for applications to be recognised as executable (and many applications require them to recognise specific data formats). On Unix and Unix-like systems, an extension can be created, however this is optional, and the use of extensions under these systems are seen as a convenience and not a requirement. Under these systems, all files, basically, are seen as data files, directories (which indeed are a special kind of file), or an executable.
Operating system setting determine which program is executed by default on "opening" a file with a particular extension. For example, if a file has extension .htm, the setting determines whether a browser is used to interpret the HTML (and which one) or an editor or text viewer that displays the HTML code.
Many file formats, and probably most well-known file formats, have a published specification document (often with a reference implementation) that describes exactly how the data is to be encoded, and which can be used to determine whether or not a particular program treats a particular file format correctly. There are two kinds of exception to this, however. First, some file format developers view their specification documents as trade secrets, and therefore do not release them to the public. Second, some file format developers never bother to write a specification document; rather, the format is defined only implicitly, through the program(s) that manipulate data in the format.
Note that using file formats without a publicly available specification is usually costly. Learning how the format works will require either A) reverse-engineering it from a reference implementation or B) acquiring the specification document for a fee from the format developers. (Note that the second case, possible only when there is a specification document, typically requires one to sign a non-disclosure agreement.) Both cases require significant time, money, or both. Therefore, as a general rule, file formats with publicly available specifications are supported by a large number of programs, while non-public formats are supported by only a few programs.
Some file formats are designed to store very particular sorts of data; the JPEG format, for example, is designed only to store still images. Other file formats, however, are designed for storage of several different types of data; the GIF format supports storage of both pictures and simple animations, and the AVI format can support many different types of multimedia. A text file stores any text or numbers with a one-to-one correspondence between the bytes and ordinary readable characters such as letters and digits, and some control characters. The extension may be .txt, but also more specific such as .par for a parameter file, .pas for a Pascal program, etc. On the lower level a HTML file is a text file. The "text" is the coding for a webpage, so considered on a higher level the file is a webpage file.
Since files are seen by programs as streams of data, a method is required to mark the format of the file. One way to indicate these metadata is with a file extension. Another is with off-band data if supported by the filesystem. And another is in-band, within the file with an distinctive sequence (often called the magic number).
For example, a GIF file can be recognized by its extension ".gif", by some metadata about type or by its first four bytes "GIF8".
It is sometimes possible to cause a program to read a file encoded in one format as if it were encoded in another format. With a bit of work, for example, a music playing program can be used to play a (specially modified) Microsoft Word document as if it were a song. The result does not sound very musical, however. This is so because a sensible arrangement of bits in one format is almost always nonsensical in another.
It should be noted that it is very difficult to make a principled distinction between a file format and a programming language, or between a "normal program" and a programming language interpreter. A programming language can be seen as a file format for storing algorithms, while even a simple image file viewer can be seen as an "interpreter" for, say, the GIF "language."
The most useful part of intellectual property law for protecting ownership of a file format appears to be patent law. Although patents for file formats are not permitted, some formats require encoding data with patented algorithms. For example, the GIF file format requires use of a patented algorithm; at first, the patent owner did not collect fees for use of the algorithm, then started to collect fees. This has resulted in a significant decrease in the use of GIFs.
See also: list of file formats, graphics file format, audio file format, video file format, object file format
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Movie film formats
Amateur formats:
Professional formats:
- 8 mm
- Single-8
- Super 8 mm
- 9,5 mm film
- 17.5mm
- 22mm Edison
- 28mm Pathescope'
- 16mm
- 35mm
- Vistavision
- Cinerama
- 3 perf pulldown
- 70mm
- IMAX
- OMNIMAX
Still photography film formats
Designation Type Year Size and comment 101 roll film 1895-1956 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 102 roll film 1896-1933 1 1/2" x 2" 103 roll film 1896-1949 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" 104 roll film 1897-1949 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" 105 roll film 1897-1949 2 1/4" x 3 1/4", see 120 film 106 for roll holder 1898-1924 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 107 for roll holder 1898-1924 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" 108 for roll holder 1898-1929 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" 109 for roll holder 1898-1924 4" x 5" 110 for roll holder 1898-1929 5" x 4" 110 Instamatic cartridge 1972-Present 13 x 17 mm, see 110 film 111 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" 112 for roll holder 1898-1924 7" x 5" 113 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 9 x 12 cm 114 for roll holder 1898-Unknown 12 x 9 cm 115 roll film 1898-1949 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" 116, A-116 roll film 1899-1984 2 1/2" x 4 1/4", A for Autographic 117 roll film 1900-1949 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", see 120 film 118, A-118 roll film 1900-1961 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" 119 roll film 1900-1940 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" 120, A-120 roll film 1901-Present See 120 film 121 roll film 1902-1941 1 5/8" x 2 1/2" 122, A-122 roll film 1903-1971 3 1/4" x 5 1/2", Postcard 123, A-123 roll film 1904-1949 4" x 5" 124 roll film 1905-1961 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" 125 roll film 1905-1949 3 1/4" x 5 1/2" 126, A-126 roll film 1906-1949 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" 126 Instamatic cartridge 1963-2000 26.5 x 26.5 mm, see 126 film 127, A-127 roll film 1912-1995 See 127 film 128 roll film 1912-1941 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" 129 roll film 1912-1951 1 7/8" x 3" 130, A-130 roll film 1916-1961 2 7/8" x 4 7/8" 135 cartridge 1934-Present See 135 film 220 roll film 1965-Present See 120 film 235 loading spool 1934-Unknown 24 x 36 mm, see 135 film 240 APS cartridge 1996-Present See APS film 335 loading spool 1952-Unknown 24 x 23 mm, see 135 film 435 loading spool 1934-Unknown 24 x 36 mm, see 135 film 616 roll film 1931-1984 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" or 2 1/2" x 2 1/8" 620 roll film 1931-1995 See 120 film 645 format only 6 x 4.5 cm, see 120 film 828 roll film 1935-1985 28 x 40 mm, 35mm wide Bantam, 8 exp. 35 roll film 1916-1933 1 1/4" x 1 3/4", 35mm wide HR, VR disc cartridge 1982-1998 See disc film Minox roll film 1938-Present 8 x 11 mm, 9.2 mm wide, 15 and 36 exp. Karat cartridge 1936-Unknown Early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film Rapid cartridge 1964-1990s Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film, 12 exp SL cartridge 1958-1990 Orwo Schnell-Lade Kassette for 35 mm film K 16 cartridge 1987-Unknown Orwo, 16 mm wide, 20 exp Unless otherwise noted, all formats were introduced by Kodak, who began allocating the number series in 1913. Before that, films were just identified by the name of the cameras they were intended for.
For roll holder means film for cartridge roll holders, allowing roll film to be used with cameras designed to use glass plates.
The primary reason there were so many different negative formats in the early days was that prints were made by contact, without use of an enlarger. The film format would thus be exactly the same as the size of the print -- so if you wanted large prints, you would have to use a large camera and corresponding film format.
Size (in inches) Type 2 x 3 sheet film 3 x 4 sheet film 4 x 5 sheet film 5 x 7 sheet film 8 x 10 sheet film 11 x 14 sheet film 16 x 20 sheet film
Designation Type SX-70 Polaroid flat film cartridge with integrated battery Type 88 Polaroid flat film cartridge Type 100 Polaroid flat film cartridge
See also
- Film stock
- Keykode
- Video
References
- Google Category: Film Formats
- Film Formats and HDTV
- Table of Film formats by Mark Baldock
- A comparison of large scale film formats
- More than one hundred film sizes
- Kodak roll films starting with 101
- The history of Kodak roll films
- Classic camera film sizes, sources, and film adapters
- Agfa Rapid
- 35mm cameras using the Agfa Rapid cassette
- History of Kodak cameras
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Format has several meanings; did you mean:
- File format - various ways information is encoded in computing
- Disk formatting - the process of preparing a disk for use
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Format."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
FORMAT | English | Formal Methods in Hardware Verification | Computing, European Union |
| FOSI | English | Format Output Specification Instance | Computer - (SGML, CALS) |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: FormatSynonyms: data format (n), data formatting (n), formatting (n), arrange (v), initialise (v), initialize (v). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Clever | You work for a defense contractor if you use bullet format to make your grocery list. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Uski format (1970) Format 18 x 24 (1965) Eine Frau von Format (1928) Zwei Dickköpfe mit Format (2000) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Theater & Movies | |||
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High Tech |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | From on overhead angle, a plate of potatoes and green beans, a bowl of tomatoes and yellow peppers with sour cream dip and a tossed salad are shown on a white tablecloth. Across the middle of the table, grey letters read: "Include 3-5 servings of vegetables daily". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" April 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Nautical chart of New York Harbor, ca. 1924 New style chart with yellow land, blue water, and colored buoys Basically, this is the format for NOAA nautical charts today. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | East elevation. Photograph by Walter Smalling, Jr., March 1980. (Reproduction Number: HABS, FL,13-MIAM,16-1) The southern end of Miami Beach contains a rich collection of Art Deco architecture, the most famous of which are a series of small hotels facing towards the beach. Larger and more flamboyant hotels were built after World War II as Miami Beach expanded to the north. By the late 1970s, development pressures threatened the Art Deco district. A group of local citizens recognized the uniqueness of the area and sought to preserve the architectural heritage the buildings represented. One of their approaches was to have HABS document the district in large format photographs. Those photographs were widely published and helped to generate national interest in the Art Deco district. Today, many of the buildings were restored to their original splendor as the area has been revitalized and once again become popular. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A now uncommon and romantic building type, the Beebe Windmill provided mechanization to the grinding of grain. This rare survivor teaches us about the evolution of industrial technologies and the ingenuity of early American craftsman who fashioned the moving parts out of the most readily available material at hand, wood. HABS and HAER documentation provides information for the care and maintenance of structures for which the original drawings typically do not survive. The formats of HAER documentation for this windmill include a written history, photographs, and measured drawings. The selected drawings and photographs shown here demonstrate how the nformation in each format can supplement the other. The photographs record information as the camera sees it in a one-point perspective. The drawings illustrate the grain mill and clarify how its parts fit together, what dimensions they are, and how they interact to grind the grain. West elevation. Photograph by Jet Lowe, 1978. (Reproduction Number: HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-1). Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Format drive?" by Adam Brown Commentary: "Formating drive C:." | "Cube keyboard close-up" by mxc Commentary: "A slightly blurred close-up of a cube keyboard, larger format available on request." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For the format option, select "Monograph/Book." (references) | |
Select the dates and language you prefer, and the format option "Journal Article." (references) | ||
Then, select your preferred language and the format option "Organization Resource Sheet." (references) | ||
Business | Travel agent names can be sorted by region or city and are available in label format. (references) | |
This on-line music sales also serve as promotion for the music that SME markets in conventional format (CDs, etc.). (references) | ||
This exhibit has a pavilion, in a reverse trade show format, in which Mexican industries exhibit the products needed. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Laos | However, in practice most foreign films and music are easily available in video and compact disc format. (references) |
Egypt | The Ministry of Culture also censors foreign films that are to be shown in theaters, but it is more lenient when the same films are released in video cassette format. (references) | |
Gabon | Approximately 10 privately owned weekly or monthly publications in newspaper format, which represent independent views and those of various political parties, appeared during the year; however, most appeared irregularly due to financial constraints and, in one instance, to government suspension of its publication license. (references) | |
Economic History | Argentina | Contracts do not require a specific format and can be executed verbally. (references) |
Italy | Trademark applications are examined for acceptability of their format and consistency with the laws. (references) | |
Denmark | Joint ventures may be established as corporations, general partnerships, or in any other legal format. (references) | |
Political Economy | PANAMA | In May 2001, Panama and the Central American Common Market (CACM) agreed on a common text and format for a Free Trade Agreement. (references) |
Trade | India | Import/Export Documentation: Importers are required to furnish an import declaration in the prescribed bill of entry format, disclosing full details of the value of imported goods. (references) |
Mexico | If the required information appears in a language other than Spanish, then this information must appear in Spanish in the same size font, format, and clarity as it appears in the other language. (references) | |
Travel | Botswana | Video Format: Promotional videotapes should be in the PAL-I format. (references) |
Women | Ghana | FIDA presented the draft bill to the Director of Legislative Drafting of the Parliament, who is responsible for converting proposed bills into proper legislative format for eventual consideration by Parliament. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Because of copyright reasons we cannot publish all texts that are available on the internet in our own format, which would allow us to provide links to relevant background material for the letters. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Format" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.66% of the time. "Format" is used about 1,958 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.66% | 1,873 | 4,555 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.14% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.14% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,958 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "format": 4:2:2 format ♦ architecture Neutral Distribution Format ♦ Bellcore AMA format ♦ case Data Interchange Format ♦ common Intermediate Format ♦ common Object File Format ♦ D1 format ♦ D2 format ♦ D3 format ♦ data format ♦ date or time or period format code ♦ default format ♦ default format values ♦ drawing eXchange Format ♦ electronic data interchange format ♦ electronic design interchange format ♦ format conversion ♦ format conversion utilities ♦ Format Converter ♦ format effector ♦ format For New Entries ♦ free format ♦ graphic interchange format ♦ graphics Interchange Format ♦ graphics Interface Format ♦ hierarchical Data Format ♦ interchange File Format ♦ Intermedia Interchange Format ♦ JPEG File Interchange Format ♦ landscape format ♦ maker Interchange Format ♦ message format ♦ open Document Interchange Format ♦ party name format code ♦ portable Document Format ♦ Raster Image File Format ♦ rich Text Format ♦ RTF format ♦ standard drawing format ♦ standard format ♦ summary Object Interchange Format ♦ System Data Format ♦ tabular format ♦ tagged Image File Format ♦ tall format ♦ TIFF format ♦ transport format identification ♦ UCS transformation format ♦ universal Disk Format ♦ unnumbered format U ♦ upright format ♦ wide format ♦ width format ♦ xilinx Netlist Format. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "format": FORMAT-Fortran, format-like, format-type. | |
Ending with "format": free-format, large-format, re-format, super-format. | |
Containing "format": header-format-is. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
camera medium format | 1,996 | mla bibliography format | 133 |
mla format | 1,508 | wide format printer | 132 |
resume format | 1,384 | lesson plan format | 127 |
apa format | 1,223 | format c | 109 |
format | 991 | format drive | 101 |
format hard drive | 936 | cover letter format | 100 |
low level format utility | 673 | pdf format | 96 |
large format | 540 | format c drive | 93 |
low level format | 497 | ccd format | 85 |
dvd format | 402 | format window xp | 82 |
business letter format | 383 | apa writing format | 81 |
letter format | 288 | avi format | 72 |
disk format | 251 | you format a computer | 69 |
bibliography format | 227 | cd rw format | 68 |
large format printer | 191 | ntfs format | 67 |
file format | 165 | vcd format | 64 |
free resume format | 153 | medium format | 64 |
large format scanner | 149 | newsletter format | 64 |
hard disk format | 146 | essay format | 61 |
large format printing | 144 | screenplay format | 59 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "format"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | format (size), formë (appearance, cast, figuration, figure, form, frame, make, matrix, mode, Mold, mould, shape, state), përmasë (dimension, measure, scantling), karakter (character, ethos, fiber, fibre, grain, kind, make, mettle, Mold, mould, nature, persona, size, sort, temper). (various references) | |
Arabic | حجم (bulk, dimension, extent, flinch, funk, gage, girth, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, refrain, size, volume), تصميم (design, designing, drawing, idea, intention, layout, mock up, modelling, planning, purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, styling, will), شكل (accentuate, boil, cast, categorize, comprise, constitute, dot, fashion, form, formalize, frame, guise, likeness, make, modality, mode, model, mold, mould, punctuate, put together, semblance, shape, sort, style, trace, vocalize, way), بنية (armature, build, construction, fabric, figure, formation, framework, gestalt, make up, organism, structure, substructure, texture). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | формат (size). (various references) | |
Chinese | 格式 (form, specification). (various references) | |
Czech | formát (calibre, size, stature). (various references) | |
Danish | format (layout, mode, visual), stoerrelse (size), papirformat (paper size), angivelse af format. (various references) | |
Dutch | format, formaat (shape, size), papierformaat (paper size), opmaak (appearance, markup, mark-up), gegevensindeling, afmetingen (dimensions, outline). (various references) | |
Finnish | formaatti, savukkeen muoto (size), savukkeen koko (size), kokomerkintä, koko (dimensions, entire, fairly, integral, overall, rather, size, stature, the whole, volume, whole). (various references) | |
French | format. (various references) | |
German | Format (caliber, calibre, class, quality, size, stature), formatieren (formatting), aufmachung (guise, layout, lead feature, make up, rig out, style, turn out, turnout). (various references) | |
Greek | σχήμα και διάταξισ βιβλίου, μέγεθος σελίδας, μέγεθος (size), μορφότυπος, μορφότυπο, μορφή (carping, figure, form, look, obloquy, rap, shape), τρόπος αποθήκευσης δεδομένων, τύπος (fellow, formula, guy, sort, version), διαμόρφωση (configuration, conformation, formation, modulation, molding, moulding). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתכונת (lay out, layout, measure, measurement, number, proportion, scale, scheme, standard, tale), מבנה (building, design, fabric, formation, frame, set, setup, structure, texture, type), תבנית (figure, form, formation, gestalt, image, mock up, model, mould, pattern, structure, type), תסדיר (layout, setup), פורמט. (various references) | |
Hungarian | formátum (caliber, calibre, size, stature), alak (bloke, build, chappie, chappy, configuration, cove, crock, cuss, dog, egg, figure, flasher, form, guy, missing link, number, roister-doister, shape, show-off, sot, stature, structure), ívnagyság. (various references) | |
Indonesian | format, tata rupa (makeup). (various references) | |
Italian | formato (size). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 装幀 (binding), 装丁 (binding), フェルミ粒子 (a walk, fall, fault, fault-tolerance, fauvisme, fellowship, fence, fencing, fender, Fermi particle, ferret, ferro-alloy, foam, foam rubber, focus, Fodor, fog, fog lamp, fog light, foie gras, folder, folk, folk art, folk dance, folk song, folklore, follow, follow wind, follow-through, followup, follow-up, fondue, font, force, force-out, ford, fore, forecast, foreground, forehand, foreman, forge, fork, fork ball, forklift, forklore, form, formal, formal dress, formal wear, formalism, formation, formatter, formatting, form-feed, formula car, formula plan, formula translation, forte, FORTRAN, fortune, forum, forward, forward pass, forwarding, fossa magna, foster child, foster parent, four nines, fox-trot, Fuji, Fuji-TV, pheromone, phone, phonograph, photo, photo library, photo realism, photo story, photo studio, photochromic glass, photocoupler, photodiode, photogenic, photogenie, photograph, photographer, photography, photogravure, photoresist, phototransistor, Volkswagen, VW), 形式 (form, formality, math expression), 形式 (form, formality, math expression), 体裁 (appearance, decency, form, get-up, show, style), 判型 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | フォーマット , そうてい (assumption, binding, cloven foot, hypothesis, row, sending a book as a present, supposition, young man who has reached adulthood, youth), けいしき (form, formality, math expression, model), はんがた, ていさい (appearance, decency, form, get-up, show, style). (various references) | |
Korean | 체재 (stay, Staying, stays). (various references) | |
Manx | cummey (adaptation, appearance, atmosphere, composition, design, devise, fabricate, feature, indite, invention, itinerary, mould, outline, plan, prospectus, shape, version), croo (appearance, build, coinage, coining, create, creation, father, form, invent, phase of moon, shape). (various references) | |
Norwegian | formatere. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ormatfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | formato (shape, size), formatar. (various references) | |
Romanian | format (formed, size), formã (appearance, block, cast, condition, configuration, conformation, conventionality, cut, external, fashion, fig, figuration, figure, form, guise, likeness, make, Mold, mould, pattypan, semblance, shape, size, structure). (various references) | |
Russian | страница (cut form, leaf, page), размер (caliber, calibre, dimension, extent, measure, proportions, rate, rhythm, scale, size, sizings), форматировать формат, формат книги, формат (fmt, form, layout, size), форма (build, chill, figure, form, forma, gestalt, make, mode, mould, pattern, shape, state, type-form, uniform). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | format. (various references) | |
Spanish | formato (size). (various references) | |
Swedish | format (formats, importance, size, stature, weight), formatera (dress). (various references) | |
Turkish | format, sayfa düzeni, kitap düzenlemesi, boyut (dimension, dimensions, extent, measurement, size), biçim (cast, configuration, conformation, face, fashion, figuration, form, genre, guise, make, mode, morpho-, semblance, shape, style). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | розмір (admeasurement, bigness, caliber, calibre, metre, proportions, rate, scale, size, verse), форматувати, формат, форма (configuration, form, make, making, mode, shape, uniform). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | giấy (collage, tag). (various references) | |
Welsh | fformat. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Modern Latin | 1500-Modern | liber formatus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "format": formate, formates, formation, formations, formative, formatively, formatives, formats, formatted, formatter, formatters, formatting. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "format": preformat, reformat. (additional references) | |
Words containing "format": biotransformation, biotransformations, conformation, conformational, conformations, counterreformation, counterreformations, deformation, deformational, deformations, deformative, disinformation, disinformations, informatics, information, informational, informationally, informations, informative, informatively, informativeness, informativenesses, informatorily, informatory, malformation, malformations, misinformation, misinformations, noninformation, noninformations, performative, performatives, performatory, preformation, preformationist, preformationists, preformations, preformats, preformatted, preformatting, reformate, reformates, reformation, reformational, reformations, reformative, reformatories, reformatory, reformats, reformatted, reformatting. (additional references) | |
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"Format" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ferhat, fermet, fomet, Forbach, forgat, formate, formatt, Formeau, formee, forment, formest, Formez, formvar, fornax, Fornethy, forza, froat, froma, frombat, fulmat, ormat, sforzato. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "format" (pronounced fô"rma't) |
| 5 | -ô" r m a' t | doormat. |
| 3 | -m a' t | diplomat, laundromat. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-m-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: amort, foram. | |
-2 letters: atom, farm, faro, foam, fora, form, fort, frat, from, mart, moat, mora, mort, raft, rato, roam, rota, taro, tora, tram. | |
-3 letters: aft, arf, arm, art, far, fat, for, fro, mar, mat, moa, mor, mot, oaf, oar, oat, oft, ora, ort, ram, rat, rom, rot, tam, tao, tar, tom, tor. | |
-4 letters: am. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-m-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: formant, formate, formats. | |
+2 letters: flatworm, footmark, foremast, formants, formates, fumatory, platform, reformat. | |
+3 letters: aftermost, fibromata, flatworms, footmarks, forcemeat, foremasts, formalist, formality, formation, formative, formatted, formatter, formulate, fumigator, homograft, informant, marrowfat, platforms, preformat, reformate, reformats, terraform, transform. | |
+4 letters: antireform, cafetorium, defamatory, favoritism, forcemeats, foretopman, formalists, formations, formatives, formatters, formatting, formulated, formulates, formulator, fumatories, fumigators, homografts, informants, malefactor, marrowfats, permafrost, preformats, reformates, stratiform, terraforms, transforms, wolframite. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Speeches 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Abbreviations 16. Acronyms | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Bibliography |
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