In many machine learning implementations found on Kaggle or GitHub , a file like 70k_Zalando.txt typically serves as a manifest or a flattened representation of the dataset. It often contains the pixel values (784 per image) or file paths used to load the 70,000 images for model training and evaluation. Fashion MNIST - Kaggle
The Fashion-MNIST dataset was designed as a modern replacement for the original MNIST (handwritten digits) dataset. It consists of: : 60,000 images. Test Set : 10,000 images. Format : Each image is a pixel grayscale image. Categories : Images are classified into 10 distinct labels: 0: T-shirt/top 1: Trouser 2: Pullover 7: Sneaker 9: Ankle boot Use of the .txt File 70k_Zalando.txt