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Sci-Tech Dictionary: flat file
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(′flat ′fīl)

(computer science) A two-dimensional array.

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A data file that is not related to or does not contain any linkages to another file. It is generally used for stand-alone lists. When files must be related (customers to orders, vendors to purchases, etc.), a relational database manager is used, not a flat file manager. Flat files can be related, but only if the applications are programmed to do so. See relational database.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a file with two flat surfaces

 
 

 

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