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Layout vs Formatting - What's the difference?

layout | formatting |

As nouns the difference between layout and formatting

is that layout is a structured arrangement of items within certain limits while formatting is the style of a document's format.

As a verb formatting is

present participle of lang=en.

layout

English

(wikipedia layout)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A structured arrangement of items within certain s.
  • A plan for such arrangement.
  • The act of laying out something.
  • (publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
  • (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • (electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.

    • Related terms

    * lay out

    See also

    * keyboard layout *

    Anagrams

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    formatting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The style of a document's format
  • The code in a markup language which determines a document's format

    • Verb

    (head)