<p>FORTRAN 2008 spec 9.1:<br />"A file is composed of either a sequence of file storage units (9.3.5) or a sequence of records… A file composed of file storage<br />13 units is called a stream file."</p><p>The definition of "file storage units" (9.3.5):<br />"A file storage unit is the basic unit of storage in a stream file or an unformatted record file."</p><p>The linked definition of "Stream file" (1.3.139)<br />A file composed of a sequence of le storage units (9.1)</p><p>YOU ASSHOLES, THIS DEFINITION IS CIRCULAR!</p>
