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formats

The correct spelling is formats.

How to pronounce formats

/ˈfɔː.mæts/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.The layout of a publication or document.
  2. 2.(hence) The form of presentation of something.
  3. 3.The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
  4. 4.A file type.

verb

  1. 1.To create or edit the layout of a document.
  2. 2.Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
  3. 3.To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

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