data format vs data formatting

data format and data formatting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
data format	Yes	No	No	No
data formatting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, data format and data formatting are synonyms defined as:

data format and data formatting: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

Other synonyms of data format include format, formatting.

data format (noun)	data formatting (noun)
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)	the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)