Format may refer to:
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), a compilation album of B-sides and bonus tracks released February 2012 by Pet Shop Boys The Format, a musical group The Format (album), by AZ DJ Format, a hip-hop artist
See also Form (disambiguation) Style (disambiguation)