Reformat

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To restructure or rearrange the organization, layout, or digital encoding of something into a different configuration or standard
2. To change the organization or layout of a document, system, or data format into a new structure or style for improved usability or compatibility
3. This involves altering the arrangement or setup of content, information, or media to meet different specifications or enhance performance

Etymology: "Reformat" is built from the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back", attached to "format," so the word literally means to shape something again. The prefix comes down from Latin "re-," which English picked up largely through Old French, while "format" is a borrowing from Latin "formatus," the past participle of "formare," to form or shape. The verb "format" itself came into English as a term for the arrangement of a book, its page size and layout, before it took on broader senses of structure and style. "Reformat" follows the same pattern: a physical or structural arrangement is recast into a new configuration. The modern sense, to convert data or a storage device into a different digital structure, grew naturally from that older idea of giving something a fresh form.

Synonyms: restructure, redesign, revamp, reorganize, modify

Antonyms: preserve, maintain, retain, keep, hold