data file

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“They don’t just get a payment for $100. They also want a data file that explains everything about how that $100 was calculated,” Elton said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Last year, it emerged that Health New Zealand used an Excel spreadsheet as its "primary data file" for managing and analysing its financial performance.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The accompanying data file showed that nearly 40% of the 174 locations studied had repopulated with more than the number of people initially there.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Thursday that a preliminary analysis of a Wednesday meltdown that grounded the nation’s airplanes showed a data file was damaged by personnel who failed to follow procedures.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Then it noted the infraction in my employee data file.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline