CEFR B2

preformatted

adjective

Meaning

Text that has been arranged in a fixed-width font and has line breaks and spaces preserved exactly as they appear in the source code, commonly used in computing to display code or plain text.

Examples

The programmer displayed the error message using preformatted text so the user could see the exact sequence of commands.
When writing emails, using preformatted text can be helpful for sharing simple tables or ASCII art.

Synonyms: formatted, plain text, fixed-width, coded

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preformatted (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˌpriːˈfɔːrmæ tɪd/

Definition

Text that has been arranged in a fixed-width font and has line breaks and spaces preserved exactly as they appear in the source code, commonly used in computing to display code or plain text.

Examples

The programmer displayed the error message using preformatted text so the user could see the exact sequence of commands.
When writing emails, using preformatted text can be helpful for sharing simple tables or ASCII art.
Many documentation sites use preformatted text blocks to present code examples clearly to developers.

How to Use preformatted

preformatted text (collocation): Text that is displayed with its original spacing and line breaks preserved. — "Please use preformatted text for your code examples."
preformatted block (collocation): A section of text that is displayed using preformatted styling. — "The error message appeared in a preformatted block on the screen."

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