dataformat
nounUK /ˈdeɪtəˌfɔːmæt/
US /ˈdeɪtəˌfɔːrmæt/
A dataformat is the special way a computer stores and reads information.
The app could not open the file because it did not know the dataformat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The arrangement of fields and values inside a database or message.
The engineer checked the dataformat before sending the records.
3. A standard agreed on so different programs can share information.
CSV is a simple dataformat that many spreadsheets understand.
4. The internal pattern of bits used to represent values in memory.
The debugger showed the dataformat of each variable.