Any difference between text file and ascii file?

Question

I hear 2 words "text file" and "ascii file". Is there a difference between the two terms or do they mean the same thing?

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xyz Oct 7 '11 at 9:36

1 answer

Jan Zyka · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-07T09:37:53+0000

Ascii refers to the ASCII encoding, where the text file is a shared file containing text in any encoding.