format : Idioms & Phrases
data format
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noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
formatting; data format; format.
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data formatting
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noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
formatting; data format; format.
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formatted capacity
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noun (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
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high-level formatting
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noun (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
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low-level formatting
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noun (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
initialization; initialisation.
