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