<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).
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(1996-01-26)
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Nearby terms: Flash ROM « flat « flat address space « flat ASCII » flat file » flat file database » flatten
