Format and Plate

Format

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

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

Plate noun - A small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale.

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Format and plate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Format" instead a noun "Plate".

Nearby Words: plat, plateful, plated, platter, plating

old	old format	old plate
full	full format	full plate
special	special format	special plate
similar	similar format	similar plate
Other adjectives: normal, complete, regular, standard, original, single, simple, small, entire, black, animated, white, new, unique, classic, vertical.

For the UK launch of the Porsche 928S, the company obtained the vanity plate "THE 928S", UK registration plates following at that time the ABC 123A format.

Source: Vanity License Plate
This meant a lot of people started to speak Leet overnight, to translate their names and other distinguished wording and fit the limited format - up to a rap singer having the plate "B 505UGI" ("s-o sugi" meaning "you suck it").

Source: Vanity License Plate
The winning team received $500 (later $1,000) and played the bonus game.The format changed quite a bit over its lifetime: Originally, the team that correctly identified the plate through the jump-in could challenge their opponents to solve the plate, an option that was very rarely used.

Source: Series / Bumper Stumpers

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