format
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- high-level formatting hyponym
- low-level formatting hyponym
Related & opposite
- initialize derivation
- format derivation
- format derivation
- computer domain topic
Sense 2 verb
set (printed matter) into a specific format
Format this letter so it can be printed out
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the general appearance of a publication
Types & categories
- appearance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- publication part holonym
Related & opposite
- format derivation
Sense 4 verb
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
Types & categories
- set hypernym
Related & opposite
- format derivation
Sense 5 verb
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
Please format this disk before entering data!
Types & categories
- split hypernym
Related & opposite
- format derivation
- low-level formatting derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | initialize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high-level formatting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | low-level formatting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | indent |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubricate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | publication |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | set |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | format |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | low-level formatting |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | split |