text file

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Synonyms: textfile, textile, text files, text field, test fire

Antonyms: textfile, textile, text files, text field, test fire

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[datafile]] containing only plain, [[human-readable]] [[text]], [[distinct]] from [[document]]s with [[embedded]] [[formatting]].
2. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[datafile]] in a [[character]] [[encoding]] that allows it to be read in a [[nonspecialized]] [[text editor]].

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