verb🔗ShareTo create or edit the layout of a document."She formatted the report to make it easier to read by adding headings and bullet points. "computingwritingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChange a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.""She formatted her essay to fit the university's specific paper size requirements." "computingtechnologywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process."I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive."computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareThat has been given a definite format"The teacher asked us to submit our papers as a formatted Word document. "computingstyletechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data"The newly formatted USB drive is now ready to store my school assignments. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading