English noun: formatting | |||
| 1. | formatting (communication) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | ||
| Synonyms | data format, data formatting, format | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | info, information | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | high-level formatting, initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting | ||
| Domain category | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||