flatten
To remove structural information, especially to filter something with an implicit tree structure into a simple sequence of leaves; also tends to imply mapping to flat ASCII. "This code flattens an expression with parentheses into an equivalent canonical form." [Jargon File]Nearby terms:
flat file ♦ flat file database ♦ flatten ♦ flat thunk ♦ Flavors ♦ Fleng
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