> I am not familiar with the phrase "compactible format" You know how C++ lines end with semicolons (or how Javascript lines _can_ end that way if you want)? A

> I am not familiar with the phrase "compactible format" You know how C++ lines end with semicolons (or how Javascript lines _can_ end that way if you want)? And how that means you can put all of the instructions in a function on one hyperlong line? That's compactible. Any format where you are able to smush all the lines within a functional group together into one long line is compactible. You can use the ASCII record separator character instead of newlines if you prefer. Separating records without colliding with newlines is literally what it's for.