flat file

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   a file with two flat surfaces

   Broaderfile

Questions about flat file

What does flat file mean?

flat file means "a file with two flat surfaces".

Is flat file a common word?

flat file is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.