Format and Model

Format

Format noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Model and format are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Model" instead a noun "Format".

Model noun - An exact representation of something in greatly reduced size.

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Format and model are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Format" instead a noun "Model".

old	old format	old model
full	full format	full model
exact	exact format	exact model
similar	similar format	similar model
Other adjectives: normal, common, specific, regular, current, standard, original, single, popular, small, new, unique, early, advanced, classic, basic, different, outdated.

Since Dark Horse's solicitation model seems based on the miniseries format, its not surprising that their other titles seem to follow the Hellboy model.

Source: Writing for the Trade
Comics model for Disney comics generally follows a four-issue arc to trade format.

Source: Writing for the Trade
Based on this fact, this is one of the main reasons why the MP3 format became so popular: Thanks to its psychoacoustic model, you can strip a lot of information from the audio, and yet it still sounds pretty much the same as the original source.

Source: MP3

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