Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoformat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aut-o-for-mat
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To format (a document, etc.) automatically.

Transitive verb

verb

To automatically prepare (a mass storage medium) for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process, without requiring a prompt from the user to do so.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From auto- + format.

Usage

Inflected Forms

autoformats (present, singular) autoformatting (participle, present) autoformatted (participle, past) autoformatted (past)

Questions

What does autoformat mean?
To format (a document, etc.) automatically.
Where does autoformat come from?
From auto- + format.

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