manifest vs text file

manifest

noun
  • A file containing metadata describing other files. 

  • A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship. 

adj
  • Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived. 

  • Detected; convicted. 

  • Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. 

verb
  • To will something to exist. 

  • To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. 

  • To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. 

  • To become manifest; to be revealed. 

text file

noun
  • A data file containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting 

  • A data file in a character encoding that allows it to be read in non-specialised text editor. 

How often have the words manifest and text file occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )