formázott

Formázott is the past participle of the Hungarian verb formáz, which means to shape, arrange, or set according to a specific format. In general use, formázott describes something that has undergone a process to apply a particular form or layout. In computing, formáz means to prepare a storage device for use by establishing a file system, and formázott refers to the resulting state of the device or data.

In the context of storage media, formázott lemez or formázott meghajtó denotes a disk or drive that has been prepared for use with a file system such as NTFS, FAT32, or ext4. The opposite is formázatlan, meaning unformatted. The term is common in technical instructions and manuals, where steps are described as formázás (the act of formatting) and the result as formázott.

In document and text processing, formázott szöveg or formázott dokumentum refers to text or documents that have applied styles, such as font, size, color, margins, and alignment. This sense parallels the broader concept of formatting data or content to meet a specified appearance or structure. Similarly, data formats can be described as formázott adatok when they adhere to a defined arrangement or schema.

Etymology traces back to formáz, itself borrowed into Hungarian from the broader concept of format, with related terms such as formátum (format) and formázás (formatting). The word is widely used in IT, publishing, and everyday language to indicate a completed formatting state.