Definition of Format

format
(*) 1. In photography, the size and/or shape of a negative or of the print therefrom. 2. In cartography, the shape and size of a map or chart.
  

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Noun
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
(synonym) formatting, data format, data formatting
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) high-level formatting
(derivation) initialize, initialise
(classification) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
2. the general appearance of a publication
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(part-holonym) publication
(derivation) arrange

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Verb
1. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
(synonym) arrange
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) indent
2. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
(hypernym) determine, set
(derivation) formatting, data format, data formatting
3. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
(synonym) initialize, initialise
(hypernym) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) formatting, data format, data formatting

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format
\for`mat"\ (f&osl;r`m&adot;" or f&osl;r`m?t"), n. [f. or g. cf. formation.] (print.) the shape and size of a book; hence, its external form. the older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work. h. putnam. one might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious.
format
n
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) [syn: formatting, data format, data formatting]


2. the general appearance of a publication v 1: set into a specific format; of printed matter; "format this letter so it can be printed out" [syn: arrange]
2: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)

3. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: initialize, initialise]

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Format
The size or aspect ratio of a motion picture frame.

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format
1. The arrangement of bits or characters within a group, such as a word, message, or language. (188 ) 2. The shape, size, and general makeup of a document. (188 )

Format
To initialize a disk to prepare it for use. The disk is checked for errors and organized so that data can be recorded and retrieved. Formatting a used disk erases any previously stored information.

Format
The specified arrangement of data. In computer parlance it frequently refers to the format of a data record. Chidley et al. (1993).

FORMAT
General physical characteristics of a stamp such as size, shape, dimensions, etc.

Format
A process that prepares either a hard disk or a floppy disk for initial use. Format of a disk will completely erase the contents.

FORMAT
The size or aspect ratio of a motion picture frame.

FORMAT
- Static variable in class java.lang.Character 
public static final byte FORMAT
Public data for enumerated Unicode general category typesSince: JDK1.1

Format()
- Constructor for class java.text.Format 
public Format ()

format(Date)
- Method in class java.text.DateFormat 
public final String format (Date  date)
Formats a Date into a date/time string.Parameters: date - the time value to be formatted into a time string.Returns: the formatted time string.

format(Date, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
- Method in class java.text.DateFormat 
public abstract StringBuffer format (Date  date, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  fieldPosition)
Formats a Date into a date/time string.Parameters: date - a Date to be formatted into a date/time string. - the string buffer for the returning date/time string.toAppendTo - the string buffer for the returning date/time string. - keeps track of the position of the field within the returned string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.fieldPosition - keeps track of the position of the field within the returned string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.Returns: the formatted date/time string.

format(Date, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *2
- Method in class java.text.SimpleDateFormat 
public StringBuffer format (Date  date, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  pos)
Overrides DateFormat Formats a date or time, which is the standard millis since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT. Example: using the US locale: "yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss zzz" ->> 1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDTOverrides: format in class DateFormat Parameters: date - the date-time value to be formatted into a date-time string. - where the new date-time text is to be appended.toAppendTo - where the new date-time text is to be appended. - the formatting position. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.pos - the formatting position. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.Returns: the formatted date-time string.See Also:  DateFormat

format(Object)
- Method in class java.text.Format 
public final String format (Object  obj)
Formats an object to produce a string. Subclasses will override the StringBuffer version of format.Parameters: obj - The object to formatReturns: Formatted string.Throws: IllegalArgumentException - when the Format cannot format the type of object.See Also:  MessageFormat , format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)

format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
- Method in class java.text.Format 
public abstract StringBuffer format (Object  obj, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  pos)
Formats an object to produce a string. Subclasses will implement for particular object, such as: StringBuffer format (Number obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Number parse (String str) These general routines allow polymorphic parsing and formatting for objects such as the MessageFormat.Parameters: obj - The object to format - where the text is to be appendedtoAppendTo - where the text is to be appended - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.pos - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.Returns: the value passed in as toAppendTo (this allows chaining, as with StringBuffer.append())Throws: IllegalArgumentException - when the Format cannot format the given object.See Also:  MessageFormat , FieldPosition

format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *2
- Method in class java.text.NumberFormat 
public final StringBuffer format (Object  number, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  pos)
Description copied from class: Format  Formats an object to produce a string. Subclasses will implement for particular object, such as: StringBuffer format (Number obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Number parse (String str) These general routines allow polymorphic parsing and formatting for objects such as the MessageFormat.Overrides: format in class Format Tags copied from class: Format  Parameters: obj - The object to format - where the text is to be appendedtoAppendTo - where the text is to be appended - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.pos - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.Returns: the value passed in as toAppendTo (this allows chaining, as with StringBuffer.append())Throws: IllegalArgumentException - when the Format cannot format the given object.See Also:  MessageFormat , FieldPosition

format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *3
- Method in class java.text.DateFormat 
public final StringBuffer format (Object  obj, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  fieldPosition)
Overrides Format. Formats a time object into a time string. Examples of time objects are a time value expressed in milliseconds and a Date object.Overrides: format in class Format Parameters: obj - must be a Number or a Date. - the string buffer for the returning time string.toAppendTo - the string buffer for the returning time string. - keeps track of the position of the field within the returned string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.fieldPosition - keeps track of the position of the field within the returned string. On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field. For example, given a time text "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition is DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 0 and 4, respectively. Notice that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the fieldPosition will be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance, formatting a Date to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)" using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field DateFormat.TIMEZONE_FIELD, the begin index and end index of fieldPosition will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.Returns: the formatted time string.See Also:  Format

format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *4
- Method in class java.text.MessageFormat 
public final StringBuffer format (Object  source, StringBuffer  result, FieldPosition  ignore)
Description copied from class: Format  Formats an object to produce a string. Subclasses will implement for particular object, such as: StringBuffer format (Number obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Number parse (String str) These general routines allow polymorphic parsing and formatting for objects such as the MessageFormat.Overrides: format in class Format Tags copied from class: Format  Parameters: obj - The object to format - where the text is to be appendedtoAppendTo - where the text is to be appended - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.pos - On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.Returns: the value passed in as toAppendTo (this allows chaining, as with StringBuffer.append())Throws: IllegalArgumentException - when the Format cannot format the given object.See Also:  MessageFormat , FieldPosition

format(Object[], StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
- Method in class java.text.MessageFormat 
public final StringBuffer format (Object [] source, StringBuffer  result, FieldPosition  ignore)
Returns pattern with formatted objects. If source is null, the original pattern is returned, if source contains null objects, the formatted result will substitute each argument with the string "null".Parameters: source - an array of objects to be formatted & substituted. - where text is appended.result - where text is appended. - no useful status is returned.ignore - no useful status is returned.

format(String, Object[])
- Static method in class java.text.MessageFormat 
public static String format (String  pattern, Object [] arguments)
Convenience routine. Avoids explicit creation of MessageFormat, but doesn't allow future optimizations.

format(double)
- Method in class java.text.NumberFormat 
public final String format (double number)
Specialization of format.See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(double, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
- Method in class java.text.NumberFormat 
public abstract StringBuffer format (double number, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  pos)
Specialization of format.See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(double, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *2
- Method in class java.text.DecimalFormat 
public StringBuffer format (double number, StringBuffer  result, FieldPosition  fieldPosition)
Description copied from class: NumberFormat  Specialization of format.Overrides: format in class NumberFormat Tags copied from class: NumberFormat  See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(double, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *3
- Method in class java.text.ChoiceFormat 
public StringBuffer format (double number, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  status)
Description copied from class: NumberFormat  Specialization of format.Overrides: format in class NumberFormat Tags copied from class: NumberFormat  See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(long)
- Method in class java.text.NumberFormat 
public final String format (long number)
Specialization of format.See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(long, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
- Method in class java.text.NumberFormat 
public abstract StringBuffer format (long number, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  pos)
Specialization of format.See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(long, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *2
- Method in class java.text.DecimalFormat 
public StringBuffer format (long number, StringBuffer  result, FieldPosition  fieldPosition)
Description copied from class: NumberFormat  Specialization of format.Overrides: format in class NumberFormat Tags copied from class: NumberFormat  See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

format(long, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) *3
- Method in class java.text.ChoiceFormat 
public StringBuffer format (long number, StringBuffer  toAppendTo, FieldPosition  status)
Specialization of format. This method really calls format(double, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) thus the range of longs that are supported is only equal to the range that can be stored by double. This will never be a practical limitation.Overrides: format in class NumberFormat Tags copied from class: NumberFormat  See Also:  Format.format(java.lang.Object)

Format
Define the structure of a disk, removing any information that was previously stored on it.

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