"malformatted" meaning in English

See malformatted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: mal- + formatted Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|formatted}} mal- + formatted Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} malformatted (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly computing) Poorly or incorrectly formatted. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing

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