high-level formatting

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1. (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	data format, data formatting, format, formatting,
definition	:	the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) (noun.communication)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)