What is Fixed-Length Fields?

Q: What is Fixed-Length Fields?

A: Data records in which each piece of data starts in the same position regardless of how long the previous data components are (Example: The name always starts in position 1 and there are 30 positions available to record the name The address always starts at position 31 and also runs for 30 positions even if the name only uses 15 of the 30 available positions).