Comma-separated values (CSV) file is a plain text format that uses commas to separate values. It stores tabular data where each line represents one data record. Many variations of CSV format exist. Without more information, a file claimed as “CSV” format is not fully specified.
The CSV file helps transfer data from a proprietary format like .XLSX file. You can export contacts from an email service to a CSV file to import into another email service.
A CSV file extension allows storing tabular data for managing databases. It contains text and numbers separated by commas. CSV files are used in consumer, business and scientific applications as they are easy to organize and manipulate for exchanging data.
You can export Excel data to a CSV file to upload to an online financial service. Or import thousands of contacts from an email service to a CSV file then import into another program.
A CSV file contains records separated by commas. Each line is a new record. All applications can easily import such comma separated data files into databases.
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