| Subject | English | Xhosa |
| comp., MS | conditional format | ukufomatha ngokomqathango (A format, such as cell shading or font color, that Excel automatically applies to cells if a specified condition is true) |
| comp., MS | data format | Ifomathi yeengcombolo (The structure or appearance of a unit of data, such as a field, or text in a message body) |
| comp., MS | data interchange format | ifomathi yotshintshiselwano lwengcombolo (A format consisting of ASCII codes in which database, spreadsheet, and similar documents can be structured to facilitate their use by and transfer to other programs) |
| comp., MS | dialable format | ifomathi edayalekayo (A phone number format for dialing of internal, operator or emergency numbers by a computer. Calling cards cannot be used with this format) |
| comp., MS | Excel XML Format | ifomathi ye-Excel XML (The formal name for Excel 12 file format. The Excel XML Format has an open, royalty-free specification, and is the technology licensed to external parties) |
| comp., MS | file format | ifomathi yefayile (The structure or organization of data in a file. File format is usually indicated by the file name extension) |
| comp., MS | format bar | ibha yokufomatha (A toolbar within an application used for modifying the format of the document being displayed, such as changing font size or type) |
| comp., MS | Format Object task pane | ipheyini yomsebenzi we-Format Object (A task pane that provides functionality for formatting objects) |
| comp., MS | Format Painter | Umpeyinti wefomathi (A feature that replicates formatting from a source item - such as text in Word, a cell in Excel, a control in Access, or a shape in Publisher - to one or more target items) |
| comp., MS | format switch | iswitshi yefomathi (A switch (\*) or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result) |
| comp., MS | international format | ifomathi yasehlabathini (A phone number format for dialing any call from any location or with a calling card) |
| comp., MS | OLAP server formatting | ukufomatha kweseva ye-OLAP (A type of conditional formatting that is configured within Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services) |
| comp., MS | Universal Disk Format | ufomatho-diskhi lwehlabathi (A file system defined by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) that is the successor to the CD-ROM file system (CDFS). UDF is used for removable disk media like DVD, CD, and magneto-optic (MO) disks) |
| comp., MS | Windows Metafile Format | ifomathi yemethafayile ye-Windows (A 16-bit vector graphics format for Windows-compatible computers used mostly as a clip art format in word-processing documents) |
| comp., MS | Word XML Format | ifomathi ye-Word XML (The formal name for Word 12 file format. This format has an open, royalty-free specification, and is the technology licensed to external parties. This license is the subject in the messaging points where "Open, royalty-free license" is discussed) |