名詞 format:

1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
   同義詞：formatting, data format, data formatting
2. the general appearance of a publication

動(dòng)詞 format:

1. set (printed matter) into a specific format
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：initialize, initialise

1. The book has been styled in a modern format.
   該書已按照現(xiàn)代版式制作。
2. It also incorporate new optimization specific to particular server and local database format.
   它也把新的優(yōu)化細(xì)節(jié)合并到特殊服務(wù)器與本地?cái)?shù)據(jù)庫(kù)格式中。

for.mat

n.（名詞）
A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
大綱：指定產(chǎn)品組織和安排方面的計(jì)劃
The material form or layout of a publication.
開本：出版物的版式或開本
Computer Science
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】
The arrangement of data for storage or display.
格式：用于儲(chǔ)存或顯示的數(shù)據(jù)排列
A method for achieving such an arrangement.
格式化方法：獲得這種排列的方法
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
for.mat.ted,for.mat.ting,for.mats
To plan or arrange in a specified form:
設(shè)計(jì)或安排形式：
例句：
They formatted the conference so that each speaker had less than 5 minutes to deliver a paper.
他們安排了會(huì)議以至每個(gè)演講者有不到5分鐘的時(shí)間發(fā)表演講

Computer Science
【計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)】
To divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.
為…格式：將（磁盤等）分成標(biāo)好的若干區(qū)域使每個(gè)區(qū)域都能儲(chǔ)存數(shù)據(jù)
To determine the arrangement of (data) for storage or display.
格式化：決定用于儲(chǔ)存或顯示的（數(shù)據(jù)）安排

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
ultimately from Latin fôrm3tus [past participle of] fôrm3re [to form]
最終源自 拉丁語(yǔ) fôrm3tus [] fôrm3re的過(guò)去分詞 [形成]
from fôrma [form]
源自 fôrma [形式]