comma-separated values file (CSV)
In computers, a CSV (comma-separated values) file contains the values in a table as a series of
ASCII text
lines organized so that each column value is separated by a comma from the next column's value and
each row starts a new line. Here's an example:
Doe,John,944-7077 Johnson,Mary,370-3920 Smith,Abigail,299-3958 (etc.)
A CSV file is a way to collect the data from any table so that it can be conveyed as input to
another table-oriented application such as a relational
database application. Microsoft Excel, a leading spreadsheet or relational database
application, can read CSV files. A CSV file is sometimes referred to as a flat file.
This was last updated in July 2006
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