CSV
A CSV file is a type of delimited text file that uses commas to separate values, with each line of the file being one data record. A record can have multiple fields, which are also separated by commas. Usually, a CSV files stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text form, meaning each line will include the same number of fields.
Extension: .csv
- Human readable/writeable
- Widely used/supported by most applications
- Can be read in a memory efficient way
- Data is uncompressed
- Does not support binary data
- Unquoted fields can easily “break” the format if they contain the delimiter
- Lack of support for metadata