| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | flat file format | Flatfileformat (An image file format in which individual objects cannot be edited. Files stored in JPEG, GIF, and BMP formats are all flat files. The PhotoDraw MIX file format is not a flat file format) |
| comp. | flat file system | nichthierarchisches Dateisystem |
| comp. | flat file system | flaches Dateisystem |