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flat files

flat files is the plural of flat file.

Meaning of flat file

Noun

flat file (plural flat files)

  1. A data file containing usually one record per line.
    • When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system.
    Synonyms:
    flat text

Questions about flat files

What is flat files the plural of?
Flat files is the plural of flat file.

Words near flat files in the dictionary

  1. flat earthery
  2. flat fare
  3. flat fares
  4. flat feet
  5. flat file
  6. flat files
  7. flat five
  8. flat fives
  9. flat iron
  10. flat iron steak
  11. flat iron steaks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flat files (page history and authors); flat file (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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