text file

Noun
Synonyms: text filedocument

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII charactersSynonyms: text filedocument
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text file

<file format> A file containing no "invisible" control characters, only printable letters, numbers and symbols, usually from the ASCII character set.

A text file can be produced with a text editor and can usually be imported into any word processor though it will probably appear unformatted.

Compare binary file, flat file, rich text file.

(1996-11-15)

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