Definition of Flat ascii

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flat ASCII
<text> (Or "plain ASCII") Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters).
Compare flat file.
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(1996-01-26)

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Flat ascii Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Jargon File
flat-ASCII
adj. [common] Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters). Syn. plain-ASCII. Compare flat-file.


Flat ascii Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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flat ascii

flat ascii
(or "plain ascii") said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ascii characters and uses only ascii-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters).