TSV File Documentation
Overview
Feature | Value |
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File Extension | .tsv |
MIME Type | text/tab-separated-values |
Format Type | Text |
Primary Usage | Data exchange and storage |
Delimiter | Tab ( ) |
Encoding | Depends on system (e.g., UTF-8) |
Character Set | ASCII, Unicode |
Compression | Can be compressed with ZIP, GZIP, etc. |
Advantages | Simple format, human-readable, easy to parse |
Limitations | Does not support multiple sheets or rich formatting |
File Structure | Lines of text with values separated by tabs |
Supports Multiline | Yes, within quoted strings |
Support for Binary Data | No |
Standardization | No formal standard, but widely used |
Typical Application | Data export/import in software, databases, spreadsheets |
Row Separators | Newline characters (LF or CRLF) |
Header Row | Optional, typically the first row |
Quoting | Values containing special characters can be quoted |
Escape Character | Usually a double quote (") for values within quotes |
Usage in Data Science | Widely used for data exchange between different tools |
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