Here is what a Form 1040 looks like. Notice the top line. Then notice the choices for filing status partway down from the top.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf
So--now you know---you have been filing a " U.S. Individual Income Tax Return" for all these years even if you filed jointly with your spouse.
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