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A database in ASCII format that separates records by a special character. See also ASCII, database.

A simple form of database consisting of one table of rows (records) and columns (fields) of data.

A data file that contain records without structured relationships.

Storage of information (such as rosters) on the file system as opposed to a database.

An end-to-end concatenation of all record values in a database, without any of the values being labeled.

A file that does not permit the information stored within it to be reorganized or linked to data in other files.

Each record in a flat file contains a string of text where there is no inherent structure describing parts of each of the individual records. Each record in a flat file contains one field only - unlike a database file.

A flat file database is a database that stores data in a plain text file. Each ...

Used to describe data that is stored sequentially, usually in text format, as opposed to a database, which stores the data in a more organized manner.

Any file ( dataset 1, mainframe parlance) stored in a file access method without an index, which, of course, eliminates all DBMS. cf. flat file system, which refers to the directory that files are stored in, rather than the file itself. There are also non-relational DBMS known as flat file databases.

A computer data file that contains information in text format (ASCII on non-mainframe platforms). ()

Any file having fixed-record length, or in EDI, the file produced by EDI translation software to serve as input to the interface. Usually has the same fields as the original file, but each field is expanded to its maximum length. Does not have delimiters.

a string of bytes stored as a file in computer storage that can be viewed as lacking structure, just a sequence or list of characters

An unsecured text file used to store a list of member usernames and passwords. Each row in the file contains separate authentication data for each member and is formatted as follows: \"username:password\"

An ASCII text file that usually means the contents of a database table saved in plain text format for conversion to another database. Each row is one record from the database. A table of 35,000 students would take 35,000 lines in a flat file, assuming all the variables were output in one line. The example below has each field separated (or delimited) by the "pipe" symbol "|". 00F|102048200|F|01:00P|01:50P|PERLOFF|1102 00F|102107200|F|12:00P|12:50P|MG|201 00F|102401200|F|09:00A|11:50A|MG|133 00F|102445200|F|09:00A|11:50A|MG|201 00F|104305201|MW|02:00P|03:50P|KINSEY|141 00F|104840200|F|12:00P|02:50P|BUNCHE|3150 00F|105870200|M|02:00P|04:50P|ROLFE|3106

A plain-text database file used to import information into MIVA Merchant. The structure is always 1 row per record and 1 column per field, with a delimiter separating each field.

Another name for a file that lists names in sequence as opposed to a database file.

a file with two flat surfaces

a database implemented in a single file

a data processing format that contains form data without any presentation format

a file composed of large, identically formatted, data records, which, properly indexed, is ideal for random access storage and retrieval of uniquely keyed individual records

a file containing records, generally one record per line

a file containing records that have no structured interrelationship

a file that has fixed-length records and fixed- length fields

a file which has data stored in ASCII format

a non-parsed document (such as a simple HTML document, or text file), as far as the server is concerned

a relatively simple system in which each database is contained in a single table

A structure for storing data ina computer system in which each record in the file has the same data items, or fields. Usually, one field is designed as a "key" that is used by computer programs for locating a particular record or for sorting the entire file in particular order.

A file that permanently combines all objects in your picture and stores them as a picture made of a single object. Common flat file formats include BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIF.

This refers to a database that contains a single table. This type of database contrasts with a relational database that can contain any number of tables that are linked together. Often, to keep things simple when transferring data between organizations, people will request a flat file. A flat file can also easily be represented by a plain text file using a common separator, such as CSV.

Flat file is a non-relational text based file (ie: a WordPerfect document).

a self-contained table without relations

acnuc databases index sequence + annotation files that can be flat files, that is, plain text files, as distributed by the database creators. GenBank flat files are named gbxxx.seq, EMBL and SwissProt flat files are named xxx.dat. Currently, flat files can exceed 4GB in size because two 4-byte integers are devoted to storing an address within that file. All of acnuc programs, except compressnewdiv, access flat files in readonly mode. Flat files are always located in a directory whose name is given by environment variable gcgacnuc.

A text file. Unlike many other systems, standard UNIX applications use text files instead of imposing particular formatting conventions on the document. This results in much easier sharing of information between applications

In electronic records, a simple two-dimensional arrangement of data elements used in data bases to store all necessary descriptive information about the data in a location within the file itself.

A database that contains a single table and can be easily represented using plain text. This type of database contrasts with a relational database, which...

A collection of records that are related to one another that have not been organized to meet relational normal forms. Originally a file was stored only outside a database. Now we may refer to a table structured this way as a Flat File as well.

a file with all the air out of it

a component of a file system or entry on a storage device, that is treated as having no special structure beyond that of bytes, characters, words and/or lines

A file consisting of records of a single record type, in which there is no embedded structure information governing relationships between records.

A computer file where all the information is run together in a single character string. Sometimes referred to as an interface file, designed to hold EDI data prior to and following translation or transmission to and from a trading partner.

Sometimes referred to as an interface file, a flat file is designed to hold EDI data prior to and following translation or transmission to and from a trading partner.

Text file of customer records.

A collection of data records having minimal structure. Unlike a database, it contains only data, no structural information (metadata) is stored. Therefore working on flat files can be very fast. On the other hand it requires the application program to include all the logic that manipulates the data in the file. Data manipulation can occur on only one file at a time. Files can share duplicate data but the only time the files interact is when data is copied from one file to another. See also: database, DBMS.

A flattened representation of some database or tree or network structure as a single file from which the structure implicitly can be rebuilt, esp. one in flat-ASCII form.

a collection of records containing no data aggregates, nested repeated data items, or groups of data items.

Flat File - A file that has no structured interrelationship between its data records. A text document without formatting structure is considered a flat file.

An electronic record that is stripped of all specific application (program) formats. This allows the data elements to be migrated into other applications for manipulation. This mode of stripping electronic data prevents data loss due to hardware and proprietary software obsolescence.

A database that consists of a single table.

This term usually refers to a file that consists of a series of fixed-length records that include some sort of record type code.

See Rectangular File. FNC

(1.) A file that has no hierarchical structure. (2.) A one-dimensional or two-dimensional array. A list or table of items.