A data file in a character encoding that allows it to be read in non-specialised text editor.
A data file containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting
The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing.
A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.