Meaning & use

Reformatted

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Changed the arrangement, structure, or layout of something, often digital content or a storage device.

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She reformatted the report to fit the new company template.

He accidentally reformatted the hard drive and lost all his files.

A note on using this word

In computing, 'reformatting' a drive erases its existing structure entirely and prepares it to store new data.

Words with a similar meaning

restructuredreorganized

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