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The correct spelling is formats.
How to pronounce formats
/ˈfɔː.mæts/
nounIPA: /ˈfɔː.mæts/
Say it like: For-mat-s
The correct spelling is formats. The layout of a publication or document. For example: "The radio station changed the format of its evening program."
Usage Examples
“The radio station changed the format of its evening program.”
“I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The layout of a publication or document.
- 2.(hence) The form of presentation of something.
- 3.The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
- 4.A file type.
verb
- 1.To create or edit the layout of a document.
- 2.Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
- 3.To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
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