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text file

noun text files · textfile

A datafile containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting.
A datafile in a character encoding that allows it to be read in a nonspecialized text editor.

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noun plain, human-readable file containing only text

日本語	テキストファイル tekisuto fairu
中文	文本文件 wénběn wénjiàn
Français	fichier texte
Deutsch	Textdatei
Русский	те́кстовый файл tékstovyj fajl

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"text file." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/text%20file. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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text file. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/text%20file

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"text file." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/text%20file.

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@misc{text_file_2026,
  title = {text file},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/text%20file},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}