text file n : (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters [syn: document]
text file A file containing no "invisible" control characters, only printable letters, numbers and symbols, usually from the ASCII character set. A text file can be produced with a text editor and can usually be imported into any word processor though it will probably appear unformatted. Compare binary file, flat file, rich text file. (1996-11-15)
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