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'''Format''' may refer to:
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==Printing and visual media==
* [[Text formatting]], the typesetting of text elements
* Paper formats, or [[paper size]] standards
* [[Newspaper format]], the size of the paper page
==Computing==
* [[File format]], particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
** [[Document file format]], for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computer
** [[Audio file format]], for storing digital audio data on a computer system
** [[Video file format]], for storing digital video data on a computer system
* [[Content format]], encoded format for converting a specific type of data to displayable information
* [[Disk formatting]], preparing computer hard disks to store data, destroying any existing contents
** [[FORMAT (command)]], a command-line utility to format disks in many computer operating systems
* [[Format (Common Lisp)]], a programming function for formatting printed output
* [[Format (Fortran 66)]], a programming statement for formatting printed output
* [[Format (Algol68)]], a programming function and type for formatting printed output
==Arts and entertainment==
* [[Film format]], standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film
* [[Format (photographic agency)]], agency set up in 1983 to represent women photographers
* [[Playoff format]], type of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion
* [[Radio format]], the overall content broadcast on a radio station
* [[TV format]], overall concept, premise and branding of a television program
==Music==
* [[Format (album)|''Format'' (album)]], a compilation album of B-sides and bonus tracks released February 2012 by Pet Shop Boys
* [[The Format]], a musical group
* [[The Format (album)|''The Format'' (album)]], by AZ
* [[DJ Format]], a hip-hop artist
==See also==
*[[Form (disambiguation)]]
*[[Style (disambiguation)]]
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