formatize

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size.

2. 2

   To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape.

   • A small hacksaw was used to formatize rock specimens.
   • Part of specimen in Fig. 2 after formatizing and cutting.
3. 3

   To translate or render into a specific format.

   • My desire was to give her half, because she had helped me with the project, of digiting and formatizing the work to be presented in a power point presentation at my summer conferences.
   • But the fundamental definition of graphic design as a way of organizing, “formatizing,” and functionalizing word and image remains constant.

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