formatter

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noun

One who or that which formats.

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Meanings

nounformatter (plural formatters)

plural formatters

  1. One who or that which formats.

    In this exercise, you will override conneg and let ASP.NET Web API use the media formatter that you specify to serialize the resource.

    2013, Badrinarayanan Lakshmiraghavan, Practical ASP.NET Web API, page 66

Origin

From format + -er.

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Translations

Māori kaihōputu
  • kaihōputuOne who formats a document
Cite this entry
APA

formatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formatter

MLA

“formatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formatter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formatter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formatter.

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