Editing Form

{{wiktionary|Form|form|-form}}

'''Form''' is the [[shape]], [[visual appearance]], or [[:wikt:configuration|configuration]] of an object. In a wider sense, the form is the way something happens.

'''Form''' may also refer to:

*[[Form (document)]], a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data
*[[Form (architecture)]], a combination of external appearance, internal structure, and the unity of the design
*[[Form (education)]], a class, set, or group of students
*[[Form (religion)]], an academic term for prescriptions or norms on religious practice
*Form, a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass used by a [[hare]]
*Form, or rap sheet, slang for a [[criminal record]]

{{TOC right}}

== People ==
* [[Andrew Form]], American film producer
* [[Fluent Form]], Australian rapper and hip hop musician

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
* [[Form (arts organisation)]], a Western Australian arts organisation
*[[Form (visual art)]], a three-dimensional geometrical figure; one of the seven elements of art
*[[Poetic form]], a set of structural rules and patterns to which a poem may adhere
*[[Musical form]], a generic type of composition or the structure of a particular piece
*[[The Forms (band)]], an American indie rock band

==Computing and technology==
*[[Form (computer virus)]], the most common computer virus of the 1990s
*[[Form (HTML)]], a document form used on a web page to, typically, submit user data to a server
*[[Form (programming)]], a component-based representation of a GUI window
*[[FORM (symbolic manipulation system)]], a program for symbolic computations
*[[Google Forms]], cloud-based survey software
*[[Oracle Forms]], a Rapid Application Development environment for developing database applications
*[[Windows Forms]], the graphical API within the Microsoft .NET Framework for access to native Microsoft Windows interface elements
*[[XForms]], an XML format for the specification of user interfaces, specifically web forms
*[[Form Energy]], an American energy storage startup company. It is focused on utility-scale iron-air batteries.

==Martial arts==
*''[[Kata]]'' (型 or 形), the detailed pattern of defence-and-attack
*[[Taeguk (Taekwondo)]] (형), the "forms" used to create a foundation for the teaching of Taekwondo
*Taolu (套路), forms used in Chinese martial arts and [[Wushu (sport)|sport wushu]]

==Mathematics==
* Algebraic form ([[homogeneous polynomial]]), which generalises quadratic forms to degrees 3 and more, also known as ''quantics'' or simply ''forms''
* [[Bilinear form]], on a vector space ''V'' over a field ''F'' is a mapping ''V'' × ''V'' → ''F'' that is linear in both arguments
* [[Differential form]], a concept from differential topology that combines multilinear forms and smooth functions
*[[First-order reliability method]], a semi-probabilistic reliability analysis method devised to evaluate the reliability of a system
* [[Indeterminate form]], an algebraic expression that cannot be used to evaluate a limit
* [[Modular form]], a (complex) analytic function on the upper half plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation and growth condition
* [[Multilinear form]], which generalises bilinear forms to mappings ''V''<sup>''N''</sup> → ''F''
* [[Quadratic form]], a homogeneous polynomial of degree two in a number of variables

==Philosophy==
*[[Argument form]], {{aka}} Logical form or Test form - replacing the different words, or sentences, that make up the argument with letters, along the lines of algebra; the letters represent logical variables
*[[Intelligible form]], a substantial form as it is apprehended by the intellect
*[[Substantial form]], asserts that ideas organize matter and make it intelligible
*[[Theory of forms]], asserts that ideas possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality
*[[Value-form]], an approach to understanding the origins of commodity trade and the formation of markets

==Science==
*[[Form (botany)]], a formal taxon at a rank lower than species
*[[Form (zoology)]], informal taxa used sometimes in zoology
*Form, object of study of [[Morphology (biology)|Morphology]]
* "-form", a term used in science to describe large groups, [[list of commonly used taxonomic affixes|often used in taxonomy]]
* [[Isoform]], several different forms of the same protein

==Sports==
*[[Form (exercise)]], a proper way of performing an exercise
*[[Form (horse racing)]], or racing form, a record of a racehorse's performance
*[[Kata]], a choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone

==Other uses==
* [[Form (cigarette)]], a Finnish cigarette brand
* Form, a backless [[Bench (furniture)|bench]] formerly used for seating in dining halls, school rooms and courtrooms
* Form, the relation a word has to a [[lexeme]]
* [[Formwork]], a mold used for concrete construction

==See also==
* [[FORM (disambiguation)]]
* [[Conformity (disambiguation)]]
* [[Deformation (disambiguation)]]
* [[Form factor (disambiguation)]]
* [[Formal (disambiguation)]]
* [[Formalism (disambiguation)]]
* [[Formation (disambiguation)]]
* [[Forme (disambiguation)]]
* [[Formula (disambiguation)]]
* [[Inform (disambiguation)]]
* [[Reform (disambiguation)]]
* {{look from}}
* {{in title}}

{{disambiguation}}