data formatting vs formatting

data formatting and formatting both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of data formatting include data format, format.

data formatting (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)