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format vs high-level formatting

high-level formatting vs format

format and high-level formatting both are nouns.

format is a verb but high-level formatting is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
format Yes No Yes No
high-level formatting Yes No No No
As nouns, high-level formatting is a hyponym of format; that is, high-level formatting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than format:
  • format: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
  • high-level formatting: (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
Other hyponyms of format include initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting.
format (noun) high-level formatting (noun)
the general appearance of a publication (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
format (verb) high-level formatting (verb)
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
set (printed matter) into a specific format
Difference between format and high-level formatting

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