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	For help on formatting Wikipedia articles, see Help:Editing. Format may refer to: Physical media Film format Film format A film format is a technical definition of a set of standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film, for either stills or movies.... , the size of image captured on sheet- or roll-film. Medium format (film), medium-sized film format. Recording format, for statically holding data on a data storage device. Paper format or paper size Paper size There have been many standard sizes of paper at different times and in different countries, but today there are two widespread systems in use: the international standard and the North American sizes.... , the size and shape of paper. Media content Content format Content format A content format is an encoding format for converting a specific type of data to information. Content formats are used in recording and data transmission to prepare data for Information processing or interpretation.... , for converting data to information. Audio format Audio format An audio format is a medium for storing sound and music. The term is applied to both the physical recording media and the recording formats of the Audio frequency – in computer science it is often limited to the audio file format, but its wider use usually refers to the physical method used to store the data.... , a medium for storing audio and music. Video format or video system, a video encoding and broadcasting system. Radio format Radio format A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve.... , musical style and programming philosophy of a radio station. TV program format TV program format A TV Programme format is a license to produce and to broadcast a national version of a copyrighted foreign TV programme and to use its name. Formats are a major part of the international television market.... , license to produce and to broadcast a national version of a copyrighted TV program and to use its original title. Format art Format art Format art is related to conceptual art and is practically a defining sub-genre of it.Format art focuses on the actualization of a concept. Inspired by televisions TV program format the art format makes room for adaption as part of the interaction with human participants and external factors.... , sub genre of conceptual art Conceptual art Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional Aesthetics and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called Installation art, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions.... inspired på TV program formats Conversation format, for communicating information using language Language A language is a form of symbol communication in which elements are combined to represents something other than themselves. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon.... . Encryption format or scrambling format, for obscuring information using encryption Encryption In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key .... and/or a scrambler Scrambler In telecommunications, a scrambler is a device that transposes or inverts signals or otherwise encodes a message at the transmitter to make the message unintelligible at a receiver not equipped with an appropriately set descrambling device.... . Computing and digital media File format File format A file format is a particular way to encode information for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa.... , way to encode information for storage in a computer file. Format (command) Format (command) In computing, format is a command-line interface utility included in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The command is used to perform the following actions on magnetic media:... , command used to format hard disk and manage disk partitions on most operating systems. Disk formatting Disk formatting Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use, including setting up an empty file system. A variety of utilities and programs exist for this task; pictured to the right is the iconic FORMAT.COM of MS-DOS and PC-DOS.... , the layout of data stored in a computer disk. Audio file format Audio file format An audio file format is a container format for storing Sound data on a computer system.The general approach towards storing digital audio is to sample the audio voltage which, on playback, would correspond to a certain position of the membrane in a speaker of the individual channels with a certain Audio bit depth ? the number of bits p... , a container format for storing audio data on a computer system. Container format (digital), for holding digitally encoded data in the form of a software data file. Formatted text Formatted text Formatted text, styled text or rich text, as opposed to plain text, has styling information beyond the minimum of semantic elements: colours, styles , sizes and special features .... , opposite of plain text. Format (Common Lisp) Format (Common Lisp) Format is a function in Common Lisp that can produce formatted text and is normally used in a manner analogous to printf in C and other curly bracket programming languages.... , a command in the Common Lisp programming language. Graphic design Text formatting or typesetting Typesetting Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in graphic form on paper or some other Recording medium. Before the advent of desktop publishing, typesetting of printed material was produced in print shops by compositors or typesetters working by hand, and later with machines.... , creating the typeset appearance of a document, including text justification. Page formatting or page layout Page layout Page layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements on a page. Beginning from early illuminated pages in hand-copied books of the Middle Ages and proceeding down to intricate modern magazine and catalog layouts, proper page design has long been a consideration in printed material.... , arrangement and style treatment of elements (content) on a page. Electronics Carrier signal format, in modulation Modulation In telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying a Periodic function waveform, i.e. a tone, in order to use that signal to convey a message, in a similar fashion as a musician may modulate the tone from a musical instrument by varying its volume, timing and Pitch .... , for holding data during active wireless transmission. Multiplexing format, in multiplexing Multiplexing In telecommunications and computer networks, multiplexing is a process where multiple analog message signals or digital data streams are combined into one signal over a shared medium.... , for dividing data for active transmission. Music The Format The Format The Format was an indie pop band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means. They went into a hiatus on February 4, 2008. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk, and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music.... , an independent rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. DJ Format DJ Format Matt Ford, better known as DJ Format , is a Hip hop music DJ born in Southampton, United Kingdom and living in Brighton.He collaborates frequently with Abdominal on the album Music For the Mature B-Boy and with Abdominal and fellow Canadian rapper D-Sisive on the second full album If You Can't Join 'Em? Beat 'Em, as well as wi... , UK hip-hop artist The Format (album) The Format (album) *The Format* is the sixth studio album by rapper AZ , released on November 7, 2006. The album features production from Fizzy Womack , Face Defeat, Emile, J.... , by hip-hop artist AZ