Format Explained

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Film format, the size of image captured on sheet- or roll-film.
- Medium format (film), medium-sized film format.
Recording format, for statically holding data on a data storage device.
Paper format or paper size, the size and shape of paper.

Bibliographic format
Content format, for converting data to information.
Audio format, a medium for storing audio and music.
Video format or video system, a video encoding and broadcasting system.
Radio format, musical style and programming philosophy of a radio station.
TV program format, license to produce and to broadcast a national version of a copyrighted TV program and to use its original title.
Conversation format, for communicating information using language.
Encryption format or scrambling format, for obscuring information using encryption and/or a scrambler.

File format, way to encode information for storage in a computer file.
Disk formatting, the layout of data stored in a computer disk.
Audio file format, a container format for storing audio data on a computer system.
Container format (digital), for holding digitally encoded data in the form of a software data file.
Formatted text, opposite of plain text.
Format (Common Lisp), a command in the Common Lisp programming language.

Text formatting or typesetting, creating the typeset appearance of a document, including text justification.
Page formatting or page layout, arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page.

Carrier signal format, in modulation, for holding data during active wireless transmission.
Multiplexing format, in multiplexing, for dividing data for active transmission.