"flat file" meaning in All languages combined

See flat file on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flat files [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat file (plural flat files)
  1. (computing) A data file containing usually one record per line. Synonyms: flat text

Inflected forms

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