flat file

noun

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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Meanings

nounflat file (plural flat files)

plural flat files

  1. computingA data file containing usually one record per line.

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

    Synonyms: flat text

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA data file containing usually one record per line.

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flat text
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Cite this entry
APA

flat file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20file

MLA

“flat file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20file. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat file,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20file.

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