file format

noun

A standard structure according to which data is encoded in a file.

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Meanings

nounfile format (plural file formats)

plural file formats

  1. computingA standard structure according to which data is encoded in a file.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 文件格式
  • 文件格式 (wénjiàn géshì)Translations
Dutch bestandsformaat
  • bestandsformaatTranslations
Estonian failivorming
  • failivormingTranslations
Finnish tiedostomuoto
  • tiedostomuotoTranslations
German Dateiformat
  • DateiformatTranslations
Japanese ファイル形式, ファイルフォーマット
  • ファイル形式 (fairu-keishiki)Translations
  • ファイルフォーマット (fairu fōmatto)Translations
Korean 파일 형식, 파일 포맷
  • 파일 형식Translations
  • 파일 포맷Translations
Polish format pliku
  • format plikuTranslations
Swedish filformat
  • filformatTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

file format. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20format

MLA

“file format.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20format. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file format,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20format.

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