flat ASCII
<text> (Or "plain ASCII") Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit
ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has
no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or
output device, and no meta-characters).
Compare flat file.
[Jargon File]
(1996-01-26)
Nearby terms:
Flash ROM « flat « flat address space « flat
ASCII » flat file » flatten » flat thunk
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