text file

/tɛkst faɪl/

Other forms: text files

Definitions of text file

1. noun

   (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
   synonyms: document

   types:

   web page, webpage

   a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser

   ASCII text file

   a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting

   source code

   program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution

   home page, homepage

   the opening page of a website

   type of:

   computer file

   (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form