autoformat
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
Proto-Indo-European *tó-
Proto-Hellenic *autós
Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)
Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)
Proto-Indo-European *men-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós
Proto-Hellenic *mətós
Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
Classical Latin automatum
New Latin automaticusbor.
English auto-
English format
English autoformat
Pronunciation
Audio (UK): (file)
Verb
autoformat (third-person singular simple present autoformats, present participle autoformatting, simple past and past participle autoformatted)
- (computing, transitive) To format (a document, etc.) automatically.
- (computing, transitive) 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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