FORMAT

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011579",
  "term": "FORMAT",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The shape, size, style, and general makeup of a particular record.\n\n2. In electronic records, the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of data fields in a logical record or the spacing and letter size used in a document. Also called layout. See also FILE LAYOUT, RECORD LAYOUT.\n\n3. In microform records, the placement of microimages within a given microform (image arrangement) or the arrangement of images in relation to the edges of the film (image orientation).",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "see_also": [
    "Layout"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/format/"
}