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Comma-separated values

Comma-separated values (CSV) is a plain text data format for storing tabular data where the fields (values) of a record are separated by a comma and each record is a line (i.e. newline separated). CSV is commonly-used in software that generally deals with tabular data such as a database or a spreadsheet. Benefits cited for using CSV include simplicity of…

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Container for
database information organized as field separated lists
Filename extension
.csv
Internet media type
text/csv
Type of format
multi-platform, serial data streams
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)
public.comma-separated-values-text
UTI conformation
public.delimited-values-text

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Comma-separated values

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples11
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Comma-separated values

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Container for · 1
Comma-separated values → database information organized as field separated lists
Filename extension · 1
Comma-separated values → .csv
Internet media type · 1
Comma-separated values → text/csv
Standard · 1
Comma-separated values → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Type of format · 1
Comma-separated values → multi-platform, serial data streams
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) · 1
Comma-separated values → public.comma-separated-values-text
UTI conformation · 1
Comma-separated values → public.delimited-values-text

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csv data format database files tabular rfc formats used separated using use file values applications text fields comma spreadsheet include

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Comma-separated valuesContainer fordatabase information organized as field separated lists1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesFilename extension.csv1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesInternet media typetext/csv1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesStandard.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesType of formatmulti-platform, serial data streams1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesUniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.comma-separated-values-text1.00infobox
Comma-separated valuesUTI conformationpublic.delimited-values-text1.00infobox
a database or a spreadsheetinstance ofCSV is commonly-used in software that generally deals with tabular data0.80text
byte-orderinstance ofThe plain-text character of CSV files largely avoids incompatibilities0.80text
word sizeinstance ofThe plain-text character of CSV files largely avoids incompatibilities0.80text
Pandas include the option to export data to CSV for long-term storageinstance ofCommon data science tools0.80text

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