formatting
- 1The way a document looks, including its fonts, colors, and borders.
Like the clothes a document wears: the same words can look plain or fancy.
The formatting on this page makes it easy to read.
She fixed the formatting before printing the report.
Similarlayout, styling, presentation, design, typography
- 2Present participle of format. Use this form for something happening right now.
He is formatting his resume to look more professional.
They kept formatting the document until it looked right.
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- 3The hidden code in a file that tells a computer how a document should look.
Like stage directions in a play: hidden notes that tell how the words should appear.
When the formatting is wrong, the page may not display correctly.
The formatting in the file uses special codes that tell the browser what to show.
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Showing meanings only.
formatting is a form of format
format, verb: To set up how a document looks on the page. Full entry
- Spelling
- format → formatting: double the t, add -ing
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