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Is a flat file usually considered text, or can it be a binary format as well? Different websites give different answers.
by shadowofneptune 4y ago
Is a flat file usually considered text, or can it be a binary format as well? Different websites give different answers.
- khaledh 4y agoIt can be binary. In fact, the origin of flat files goes back to early data processing on mainframes. At that time there was no databases (as we know it today) yet. It was a collection of records stored on punched cards, and loaded on tape (later disks) for processing sequentially. Records were not just text; they were a mix of binary, text, and BCD encoding.