a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
ASCII text file
| Kinds of ...: ASCII text file |
kinds of:
- source code — program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution
| ... is a Kind of: ASCII text file |
is a kind of:
- text file, document — (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
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