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Fixed Format
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Fixed Format (Computing and Social Science) 
A file structure consisting of physical records of a constant size within which the precise location of each variable is based on the column location and width of the variable. Most data from ICPSR is distributed in a fixed format and codebooks are used to specify the column location and width of each variable. Contrast with Free Format .
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