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.AVI is not a format, it’s a container.
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FYI, I often call containers “formats” or “container format” because these things are file formats with file format definitions. I think you are splitting hairs with terminology here. The one thing it is clearly not is a codec. Like many things in communication, context is important.
Oh, and BTW, in Shotcut > Export, there is field labeled “Format” that offers “avi” as a choice.