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adjective
noting or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file.
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1980–85
1980–85
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Slang Dictionary
flat-file
adj. A flattened representation of some database or tree or network structure as a single file from which the structure could implicitly be rebuilt, esp. one in flat-ASCII form. See also sharchive.
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Flat file
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Computing Dictionary
flat file definition
operating system, storageA single file containing flat ASCII representing or encoding some structure, e.g. a database, tree or network.
Flat files can be processed with general purpose tools such as Perl and text editors but are less efficient than binary files if they must be parsed repeatedly by a program. Flat files are more portable between different operating systems and application programs than binary files, and are more easily transmitted in electronic mail.
See also flatten, sharchive.
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(1996-01-26)
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