Definition of formats:
(n) :
The layout of a publication or document.
(n) :
(by extension) The form of presentation of something.
(n) :
(radio) The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
(v) :
To create or edit the layout of a document.
(v) :
Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
(n) :
(computing) A file type.