computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

info, information - a message received and understood

high-level formatting - (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations

initialisation, initialization, low-level formatting - (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position