format
noun
[ ˈfɔːmat ]
• the way in which something is arranged or set out.
• "the conventional format of TV situation comedies"
format
verb
• (especially in computing) arrange or put into a format.
• "how to format a document"
Origin:
mid 19th century: via French and German from Latin formatus (liber) ‘shaped (book)’, past participle of formare ‘to form’.
