Format



GRE TOEFL 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 样式, 形式
• ［英］ n. 样式, 形式 ( the shape, size, binding, typeface of a book, magazine, etc.)
• ［同］ 同根词: formula ( 俗套语, 常规) , formality ( 拘泥形式, 正式)
• ［例］ the format of the exam

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French or German; French, from German, from Latin formatus, past participle of formare to form, from forma
• Date: 1840
• 1. the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)
• 2. general plan of organization, arrangement, or choice of material (as for a television show)
• 3. a method of organizing data (as for storage) <various file formats>

II. transitive verb (formatted; formatting)

• Date: 1964
• 1. to arrange (as material to be printed or stored data) in a particular format
• 2. to prepare (as a computer disk) for storing data in a particular format
• ? formatter noun

---