System File Type – tsv

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System File Type

tsv

Spreadsheets
Windows Explorer icon for tsv files in OneDrive folders

Overview

A tab-separated values text table.

Characteristics

Rows are line-delimited and fields are separated by tab characters; quoting and escaping conventions vary more than in formal CSV.

Common Uses

Data exchange, database exports, spreadsheets, corpora, and tables containing commas.

Compatible Programs

  • Microsoft Excel
  • LibreOffice Calc
  • Google Sheets
  • Visual Studio Code

Sources

tsv Available by Year Taken/Created

tsv — Live from Microsoft

Secure, read-only view focused directly on the tsv file-type folder.