unformatted

[ uhn-fawr-mat-id ]

adjective

1. Computers. pertaining to a disk that has not been electronically prepared to receive files or other text; blank:

   You cannot save files on an unformatted disk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unformatted¹

un- ¹ + format ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

It’s a big change from how Twitter used to handle deleted-yet-embedded tweets, when it would preserve the original unformatted text.

From The Verge

Pure Paste is a neat new menubar app for macOS that aims to fix that: when it’s open, it automatically strips out any formatting on text you copy, allowing you to paste clean, unformatted text every time.

From The Verge

Somewhere between the overwrought throat-clearing and the unformatted passage from Treasure Island, Cawthorn called on Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment and replace the “declining mind” atop the Executive Branch.

From Slate

Petersen’s new role as an athletic department “leadership adviser” remains vague and unformatted for the time being, probably intentionally so.

From Seattle Times

After transferring the unformatted entries to the new computer, move the formatted entries.

From New York Times