Delimiter-separated values

<p>Formats that use delimiter-separated values (also DSV): 113  store two-dimensional arrays of data by separating the values in each row with specific <a href="/facts/Delimiter/wRAQxIKV">delimiter</a> <a href="/facts/Character_(computing)/X2zKLFFB">characters</a>. Most <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> and <a href="/facts/Spreadsheet/0cvc1GeB">spreadsheet</a> programs are able to read or save data in a delimited format. Due to their wide support, DSV files can be used in <a href="/facts/Data_exchange/sRJxD46S">data exchange</a> among many applications.
</p><p>A delimited text file is a <a href="/facts/Text_file/zYW4JmES">text file</a> used to store data, in which each line represents a single book, company, or other thing, and each line has fields separated by the delimiter.
Compared to  the kind of <a href="/facts/Flat_file/aNeNVE3h">flat file</a> that uses spaces to force every field to the same width, a delimited file has the advantage of allowing field values of any length.
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Delimiter-separated values