autoformat

From auto- + format.

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autoformat (third-person singular simple present autoformats, present participle autoformatting, simple past and past participle autoformatted)

1. (computing, transitive) To format (a document, etc.) automatically.
2. (computing, transitive) To automatically prepare (a mass storage medium) for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process, without requiring a prompt from the user to do so.