flat file

flat file
A data file containing usually one record per line.

When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system.


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  • Flat file — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flat-file — flat′ file′ adj. cmp of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file • Etymology: 1980 …   From formal English to slang

  • Flat File —   [engl.], lineare Datei …   Universal-Lexikon

  • flat file — noun a file with two flat surfaces • Hypernyms: ↑file * * * noun : a file of rectangular section about four times as wide as thick at the heel and tapering toward the point * * * flat file noun (computing) A file without hypertext links • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flat file — plokščiasis failas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis ↑Grynojo teksto failas, sudarytas iš eilutėmis vaizduojamų ↑įrašų, kurių ↑laukai skiriami ↑tabuliavimo ženklais arba kitokiais ↑skirtukais. Paprasčiausias plokščiojo failo pavyzdys –… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • Flat File Directory —   [engl.], lineares Verzeichnis …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Flat-File-Datenbank — Flat File Datenbank,   Datenverwaltungsprogramm …   Universal-Lexikon

  • flat-file — /flat fuyl /, adj. of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file. [1980 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • flat-file — /flat fuyl /, adj. of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file. [1980 85] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Flat file database — A flat file database describes any of various means to encode a data model (most commonly a table) as a plain text file. Flat filesA flat file is a plain text file which usually contains one record per line. [Citation last = Fowler first = Glenn… …   Wikipedia

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