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フォーマットする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General noun for the structure, arrangement, or prescribed form of something, such as a document, event, or data.

data format; file format

Computing term for the specific structure in which data is stored or transmitted.

Computing term for preparing a disk or storage medium for use, often erasing existing data. Used as a noun or with する.

〈事こと〉のフォーマットに従したがうto follow the format of something
履り歴れき書しょのフォーマットに従したがって書かいてください。
Please write it following the format of the resume.
フォーマットを変へん換かんするto convert a file's format
画が像ぞうのフォーマットをJPEGに変へん換かんした。
I converted the image's format to JPEG.
〈物もの〉をフォーマットするto format a disk or storage device
新あたらしいUSBメモリをフォーマットした。
I formatted the new USB drive.

形けい式しきN2sense 1
形式 is the broader, native Japanese word for form or style, often used for abstract categories or formalities, while フォーマット is a loanword that feels more concrete and technical, especially for layouts and computing.
初しょ期き化か sense 3
初期化 emphasizes resetting a device or storage medium to its original state, while フォーマット specifically means preparing a disk's structure for use, often by erasing data.
書しょ式しき sense 1
書式 refers specifically to the prescribed layout of a document such as a form or template, while フォーマット is broader and can apply to events, data, and disks as well.
テンプレート
フォーマット refers to the layout or structure of data, while テンプレート is a ready-made file or document that already embodies that layout for reuse.

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Borrowed from English 'format'.