Flat file

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A data file containing usually one record per line.

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

  2. 2
    a file with two flat surfaces wordnet

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