# formats

Pronunciation: US say "FOR-mats" /ˈfɔɹ.mæts/; UK say "FAW-mats" /ˈfɔː.mæts/

## Noun

1. Plural of format. — plural of format
   - Simple: Plural of format. Use this when talking about more than one way that something is arranged or stored.
   - _Digital and print formats each carry their own advantages for publishers._
   - _The committee debated which audio formats the archive should support._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of format. — third-person singular simple present indicative of format
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of format. Use this when one person or thing arranges or sets up something now.
   - _The editor formats every manuscript according to the journal's style guide._
   - _This tool formats raw spreadsheet data into clean tables._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/formats (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).