plural of formator

(rare, art) To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size. / (rare, geology) To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape.

present participle of formatize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formatize

simple past tense and past participle of formatize

A standard format for citing information from any source.

(computing) A scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as .5175E+02 (meaning .5175 × 10²)

(radio) A radio programme format with several presenters chatting informally among themselves.

(computing) A standard structure according to which data is encoded in a file.

(photography) A photographic format of 4 × 5 inches (102 × 127 mm) or larger. / (wine) A bottle size larger than the standard 750 mL. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see large, format.