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fixed field

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fixed field [¦fikst ′fēld]
(computer science)
A field in computers, film selection devices, or punched cards, or a given number of holes along the edge of a marginal punched card, set aside, or “fixed,” for the recording of a given type of characteristic.


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Fixed field means that, for each variable, the values for each case are in the same columns.
In addition, SIRS Intra-Day offers full upward compatibility with the existing SIRS 80-character, fixed field product and unique file naming conventions to help identify and manage multiple intra-day files.
 
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