Formatting could mean the form and layout of any text or any other type of document. Formatting could also imply the preparation of storage media for accepting data. This would mean Formatting is the synonym of Formatting.

Formatting could mean the form and layout of any text or any other type of document. Formatting could also imply the preparation of storage media for accepting data.

When considering the layout of text, fonts, images, paragraphs, pages, documents etc the formatting is important to allow readability and/or usability of the information being communicated.

When considering the preparation of hard drives, DVD -RW, SD Cards etc in prepation to accept and use data the formatting is necessary.

This would mean Formatting is the synonym of Formatting.