Formacie

Formacie is the locative singular form of the Polish noun format. In Polish, the phrase w formacie (in the format) is used to describe the size, layout, or encoding of an object, particularly in publishing, printing, and digital media. The term signals how something is arranged or represented rather than a distinct technical standard by itself.

The word derives from Latin formatum and is widely used in contexts such as documents, images, and design. Examples include a document w formacie PDF (a document in PDF format), a flyer w formacie A5 (in A5 size), or images stored w formacie квадратowego (in a square format). In technical writing, formacie commonly appears alongside phrases like format pliku (file format) or format publikacji (publication format) to specify dimensions, layout, or encoding.

Formacie does not denote a standalone concept; it is a grammatical form used to express the attribute of format. In Polish, discussions about data representation often prefer terms like format danych (data format), format plików (file formats), or format publikacji, with formacie serving as the syntactic vehicle for those phrases. Outside Polish, the equivalent construction would typically use the language’s own prepositional phrases to convey “in the format” or “in the format of.”