Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context computing English) A simple data file containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting 2 (rfc-sense) (context computing English) A simple data file in a character encoding that allows it to be read in a simple editor: (non-gloss definition: usually,) seven-bit, as opposed to containing raw binary data. n. 1 (context computing English) A simple data file containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting 2 (rfc-sense) (context computing English) A simple data file in a character encoding that allows it to be read in a simple editor: (non-gloss definition: usually,) seven-bit, as opposed to containing raw binary data.
WordNet
n. (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters [syn: document]
Wikipedia
A text file (sometimes spelled "textfile": an old alternative name is "flatfile") is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists within a computer file system. The end of a text file is often denoted by placing one or more special characters, known as an end-of-file marker, after the last line in a text file. However, on some popular operating systems such as Windows or Linux, text files do not contain any special EOF character.
"Text file" refers to a type of container, while plain text refers to a type of content. Text files can contain plain text, but they are not limited to such.
At a generic level of description, there are two kinds of computer files: text files and binary files.
Usage examples of "text file".
So if you goto yahoo and then search for sys v you could dump all the serves into a text file with the hosts program and then use a statd scanner to have it check for statd exploitable servers.
This might look a little conspicuous, if not for the fact that Randy spends half of his time reading text files in little windows on the screen, and the way you page through a text file in most UNIX systems is by whacking the space bar.
The Tri-D field filled the room with light as another text file appeared, and she met his eyes.
He had read the texts on detection and investigation, but there were some things which didn't translate well from a text file.
There are Christmas card viruses, for example, that insert graphic Christmas cards in every text file they find.
She cleared the screen, retrieved the first text file in the directory.
If you read this book perhaps you will be inspired to duplicate this text file and spread it as widely as you can throughout the digital world.
She clicks on the bomb and it opens a text file and like a video window.