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format vs split

split vs format

format and split both are nouns.

format is not an adjective while split is an adjective.

format and split both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
format Yes No Yes No
split Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, split is a hypernym of format; that is, split is a word with a broader meaning than format:
  • format: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
  • split: separate into parts or portions
Other hypernyms of format include carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up.
format (noun) split (noun)
the general appearance of a publication division of a group into opposing factions
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a lengthwise crack in wood
a promised or claimed share of loot or money
a bottle containing half the usual amount
format (adjective) split (adjective)
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
format (verb) split (verb)
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
set (printed matter) into a specific format go one's own way; move apart
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
separate into parts or portions
Difference between format and split

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