See also comma-separated values (CSV), separate, separated by (delimited), separation
Tab-separated values (TSV) is a text data format for storing tabular data where records are separated by newline and values within a record are separated by tabs. The TSV format is a delimiter-separated values (DSV) and is similar to comma-separated values (CSV).
TSV is a relatively simple format and is widely supported. It is often used in data exchange to move tabular data between different computer programs that support the format. For example, a TSV file might be used to transfer information from a database to a spreadsheet.