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		Moru on March 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A love letter to the CSV format There was a long period of my life that I thought .csv meant cemicolon separated because all I saw was cemicolon separated files and I had no idea of the pain.

JadeNB on March 27, 2025 | [–]

Although it is spelled "semicolon," so that doesn't quite fit.

achierius on March 27, 2025 | [–]

CMYK -- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK :)

(of course it originally stood for "key", but you don't see that much anymore)

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