A flat file database stores data in a plain text format and was developed and implemented by IBM in the early 1970s as a simple type of database that saves information without a relational database structure.

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repositories
A flat file, also known as a
text database, is a type of
database that stores data in a
plain text format.
Flat file databases were
developed and implemented
in the early 1970s by IBM.