low-level formatting

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

low-level formatting is a valid 20-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1O1W4-0L1E1V4E1L1F4O1R1M3A1T1T1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does low-level formatting mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(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.