The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.] / Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]

plural of formation

Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formate

present participle of format

The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc. / The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.

The layout of a publication or document. / (by extension) The form of presentation of something.

To create or edit the layout of a document. / Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

simple past tense and past participle of format

That has been given a definite format / (computing, of a storage medium) That has been physically arranged to be in a state ready for the storage of data