reformat

verb

reformat

verb

Etymology From re- + format.

1

To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

  • We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.
  • Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.
Derived terms
reformattable, reformatter

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