formatting

fe’l verb

1. To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process. I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.
2. To create or edit the layout of a document.
3. Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

ot noun

1. The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
2. The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.