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 Notice to Air Missions, or Notam, system failed on Jan. 11, forcing thousands of flight delays and cancellations, after unidentified employees of a federal contractor accidentally deleted a data file, the FAA has said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Then it noted the infraction in my employee data file.

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