"reformat" meaning in English

See reformat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reformats [present, singular, third-person], reformatting [participle, present], reformatted [participle, past], reformatted [past], re-format [alternative]
Etymology: From re- + format. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|format}} re- + format Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} reformat (third-person singular simple present reformats, present participle reformatting, simple past and past participle reformatted)
  1. To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
    Sense id: en-reformat-en-verb-yQO4DR8f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 26 26 18 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 19 26 2 1

Inflected forms

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          "text": "We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.",
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        "To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format."
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