Interface output file : tab limited vs flat file with fixed length

hey guys,
any idea on difference b/w to file type : flat file with fixed length or tab limited file
thanks

Tab Delimited:
Two Field are seperated by a TAB
eg. SANJAY SINGH
First field is First Name and Second is Sir Name.
Nth field will be after N -1 tab
Fixed Length:
Every field has a fixed starting position and length
eg. SANJAY SINGH
Here First field start from Position 1 and has lenght 10 and 2nd field start from 11th postion and has lenght 10.
Fixed Length -> The lenght of each field is fixed, while in tab delimited the lenght of field is not fixed but we know it ends when the Seperatot (Tab) is encountered.

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>
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