Also known as
  • CSV
The comma separated list (CSL) for the grocery store in everyday life in computing became a data format known as comma-separated values (CSV) in the oldest days of simple computers. In the personal computer industry (then more commonly known as a "Home Computer"), the early most common use was by small businesses for generating solicitations using boilerplate form letter, via mailing list. Some early software applications such as word processor, allowed a stream of "variable data" to be... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by rictic Mar 29, 2008

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