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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 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	v.121: Removed extra word in description.
Last updated	21 Jul 2025
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