title: what does this mean 'Parsing a text file or data stream' and does it apply with serializables
body: <p>This is my second post and I am getting used to the function of things on here now!
  this is more of a theory question for computer science but, my question is what does this mean? </p>
  
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    <p>'Parsing a text file or data stream'</p>
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  <p>This is an assignment and the books and web sources I have consulted are old or vague. I have implemented a serializable interface on a SinglyLinkedList which saves/loads the file to/from the disk so it can be transferred/edited and accessed later on. Does this qualify for a sufficient achievement of the rather vague requirement?</p>
  
  <p>things to note when considering this question:</p>
  
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  <li>this requirement is one of many for a project I am doing</li>
  <li>the Singly Linked List I am using is custom made - I know, the premade Java one is better, but I must show my skills</li>
  <li>all the methods work - I have tested them - its just a matter of documentation</li>
  <li>I am using ObjectOutputStream, FileOutputStream, ObjectInputStream and FileInputStream and the respective methods to read/write the Singly linked list object</li>
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  <p>I would appreciate the feedback </p>