Format may refer to:
Printing and visual media
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Text formatting
Typesetting is the composition of text for publication, display, or distribution by means of arranging physical ''type'' (or ''sort'') in mechanical systems or '' glyphs'' in digital systems representing '' characters'' (letters and other ...
, the typesetting of text elements
* Paper formats, or
paper size standards
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Newspaper format, the size of the paper page
Computing
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File format
A file format is a Computer standard, standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary format, pr ...
, particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
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Document file format
A document file format is a Text file, text or binary file format for storing documents on a computer storage, storage media, especially for use by computers.
There currently exists a multitude of incompatible document file formats.
Examples of ...
, for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computer
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Audio file format
An audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system. The bit layout of the audio data (excluding metadata) is called the audio coding format and can be uncompressed, or audio compression (data), compressed t ...
, for storing digital audio data on a computer system
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Video file format, for storing digital video data on a computer system
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Content format, encoded format for converting a specific type of data to displayable information
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Disk formatting, preparing computer hard disks to store data, destroying any existing contents
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FORMAT (command), a command-line utility to format disks in many computer operating systems
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Format (Common Lisp), a programming function for formatting printed output
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Format (Fortran 66), a programming statement for formatting printed output
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Format (Algol68), a programming function and type for formatting printed output
Arts and entertainment
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Film format, standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film
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Format (photographic agency), agency set up in 1983 to represent women photographers
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Playoff format, type of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion
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Radio format
A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. The radio format emerged mainly in the United States in the 1950s, at a time when Radio broadcasting, ...
, the overall content broadcast on a radio station
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TV format, overall concept, premise and branding of a television program
Music
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''Format'' (album), a compilation album of B-sides and bonus tracks released February 2012 by Pet Shop Boys
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The Format, a musical group
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''The Format'' (album), by AZ
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DJ Format, a hip-hop artist
See also
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Form (disambiguation)
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Style (disambiguation)
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