n. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
n. the general appearance of a publication
v. set (printed matter) into a specific format
v. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
n. 开本, 版式, 形式, 格式
vt. 格式化
[计] 格式; DOS外部命令:对磁盘进行格式化