1. 版式;格式;形式
The format of something is the way or order in which it is arranged and presented.

2. (电脑软件或音乐的)载体形式
The format of a piece of computer software or a musical recording is the type of equipment on which it is designed to be used or played. For example, possible formats for a musical recording are CD and cassette.

3. 格式化(磁盘)
To format a computer disk means to run a program so that the disk can be written on.

4. 编排(计算机文本或图表)的格式
To format a piece of computer text or graphics means to arrange the way in which it appears when it is printed or is displayed on a screen.

1. the general appearance of a publication

2. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

Synonym: formattingdata formatdata formatting