| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | file format escape | 文件格式转义 (" In regular expressions, the usual C language character escape sequences, "\\", "\a", "\b", "\f", "\n", "\r", "\t", "\v", with the usual meanings, that is, backslash, alert, backspace, form feed, newline, carriage return, horizontal tab, and vertical tab, respectively.") |
| comp., MS | format bar | 格式栏 (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 file | 格式化文件 (A file containing meta information (such as data type and column size) that is used to interpret data when being read from or written to a data file) |
| comp., MS | Format Object task pane | 设置对象格式任务窗格 (A task pane that provides functionality for formatting objects) |
| comp., MS | Format Painter | 格式刷 (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 | 格式开关 (A switch (\*) or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result) |
| comp., MS | Windows Media Format Software Development Kit | Windows Media 格式软件开发工具包 (An SDK for creating applications that play, write, edit, encrypt, and deliver Advanced Systems Format (ASF) files and network streams) |