autoformat

verb — 2 senses

autoformat

verb

Etymology From auto- + format.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To format (a document, etc.) automatically.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.

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