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Summary

Name Comma Separated Values
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  text/csv
PUID:  x-fmt/18
Family  
Classification Dataset
Disclosure  
Description A comma-separated values (CSV) file file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Plain text means that the file is interpreted a sequence of characters, so that it is human-readable with a standard text editor. Each line of the file is a data record.
Orientation Text
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 02 Aug 2005
Source description  
Last updated 03 Aug 2015
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