Definitions for "Fixed field"
A data segment of predetermined length and positioning within an electronic message.
Specific locations on a tape or data file in which a particular category of data – for example, name, address, city, and zip code or purchase records – is always placed.
A MARC record field that is of fixed length. The fixed field that is found in all MARC records is the 008 field. All audiovisual records should contain the 007 fixed field. Since format integration, records containing multiple item types should also contain the 006 fixed field.
A method of formatting list information in a computer file that puts every piece of data in a specific position relative to every other piece of data.
A way of laying out or formatting a computer file that puts every piece of data in a specific position relative to every other piece of data.