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English Dictionary: text file	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for text file
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
text file n (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters Synonym(s): text file, document
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
text file 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)