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low-level formatting vs formatting

formatting vs low-level formatting

low-level formatting and formatting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
low-level formatting Yes No No No
formatting Yes No No No
As nouns, formatting is a hypernym of low-level formatting; that is, formatting is a word with a broader meaning than low-level formatting:
  • low-level formatting: (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
  • formatting: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Other hypernyms of low-level formatting include data format, data formatting, format.
low-level formatting (noun) formatting (noun)
(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Difference between low-level formatting and formatting

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