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Format may refer to:
Printing and visual media
Computing
File format , particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
Content format , encoded format for converting a specific type of data to displayable information
Disk formatting , preparing computer hard disks to store data, destroying any existing contents
FORMAT (command) , a command-line utility to format disks in many computer operating systems
Format (Common Lisp) , a programming function for formatting printed output
Format (Fortran 66) , a programming statement for formatting printed output
Format (Algol68) , a programming function and type for formatting printed output
Arts and entertainment
Film format , standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film
Format (photographic agency) , agency set up in 1983 to represent women photographers
Playoff format , type of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion
Radio format , the overall content broadcast on a radio station
TV format , overall concept, premise and branding of a television program
Music
See also
Topics referred to by the same term