formatting

Noun
  1. The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) (synset 106649331)
    referred to in: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
    is a type of: info, information - a message received and understood
    subtypes:
    • high-level formatting - (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
    • initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting - (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
    same as: data format, data formatting, format

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