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formatting

  • /ˈfɔː.mæt.iŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfɔɹ.mæt.iŋ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈfɔɹ.mæɾ.iŋ] Canada, US
  • /ˈfoː.mæt.iŋ/ Australia

noun formattings

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

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of format

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: data format, data formatting, editing, notation, structuring, collation, layout, form, presentation, markup, shape, packaging, package, submission, fitness, pack

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noun The style of a document's format

Españolformateo
日本語フォーマット fōmatto
Portuguêsformatação
Françaismise en page
DeutschFormatierung
Românăformatare

noun The code in a markup language which determines a document's format

Españolformateo
Portuguêsformatação
Françaisformatage
DeutschFormatierung
Italianoformattazione

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"formatting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/formatting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

formatting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/formatting

Chicago

"formatting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/formatting.

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@misc{formatting_2026,
  title = {formatting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/formatting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}