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flat-file

flat-fi·lé
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flat fi-ley, fee-ley]
    • /flæt fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flat fi-ley, fee-ley]
    • /flæt fɪˈleɪ, ˈfi leɪ/

Definition of flat-file word

  • adjective flat-file noting or pertaining to a database system in which each database consists of a single file not linked to any other file. 1

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Origin of flat-file

First appearance:

before 1980
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85

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Parts of speech for Flat-file

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flat-file popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with flat-file

  • what is a flat-file database?

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