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In many ways the simplest structuring method is the sequence. In the data-processing profession the generally accepted term to describe a sequence is a sequential file. Pascal uses simply the word file to specify a structure consisting of a sequence of components — all of which have the same type. A special kind of file called a textfile consists of a sequence of variable-length lines of characters and forms the basis for legible communications between people and computer systems.
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Jensen, K., Wirth, N. (1991). File Types. In: Pascal User Manual and Report. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4450-9_10
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