data format vs formatting

data format and formatting both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of data format include data formatting, format.

data format (noun)	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)