flat file

  • 1Flat file — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2flat-file — flat′ file′ adj. cmp of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file • Etymology: 1980 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 3Flat File —   [engl.], lineare Datei …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 4flat file — noun a file with two flat surfaces • Hypernyms: ↑file * * * noun : a file of rectangular section about four times as wide as thick at the heel and tapering toward the point * * * flat file noun (computing) A file without hypertext links • • •… …

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  • 5flat file — noun A data file containing usually one record per line. When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system …

    Wiktionary

  • 6flat file — plokščiasis failas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis ↑Grynojo teksto failas, sudarytas iš eilutėmis vaizduojamų ↑įrašų, kurių ↑laukai skiriami ↑tabuliavimo ženklais arba kitokiais ↑skirtukais. Paprasčiausias plokščiojo failo pavyzdys –… …

    Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • 7Flat File Directory —   [engl.], lineares Verzeichnis …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 8Flat-File-Datenbank — Flat File Datenbank,   Datenverwaltungsprogramm …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 9flat-file — /flat fuyl /, adj. of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file. [1980 85] * * * …

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  • 10flat-file — /flat fuyl /, adj. of or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file. [1980 85] …

    Useful english dictionary