In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access. A local file system is a capability of...
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File System (BFS) is the native file system for the BeOS. In the Linux kernel, it is referred to as "BeFS" to avoid confusion with Boot File System....
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A clustered file system (CFS) is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers. There are several approaches to clustering...
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A journaling file system is a file system that keeps track of changes not yet committed to the file system's main part by recording the goal of such changes...
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Hierarchical File System may refer to Hierarchical file system, a file system that is organized hierarchically with a tree structure Hierarchical File System (Apple)...
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for a number of file systems. Note that in addition to the below table, block capabilities can be implemented below the file system layer in Linux (LVM...
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Typically, a file system maintains permission settings for each stored item – commonly files and directories – that either grant or deny the ability to...
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Apple File System (APFS) is a proprietary file system developed and deployed by Apple Inc. for macOS Sierra (10.12.4) and later, iOS 10.3, tvOS 10.2,...
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Filing system may refer to: Filing cabinet, a piece of office furniture File system, a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data Sorting...
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In a computer file system, a fork is a set of data associated with a file-system object. File systems without forks only allow a single set of data for...
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Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (Sun) in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer...
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A virtual file system (VFS) or virtual filesystem switch is an abstract layer on top of a more concrete file system. The purpose of a VFS is to allow...
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invent/document" system, all countries have operated under the "first-to-file" patent priority requirement. In a first-to-file system, the right to grant...
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A versioning file system is any computer file system which allows a computer file to exist in several versions at the same time. Thus it is a form of revision...
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to more thorough information on file systems. Many older operating systems support only their one "native" file system, which does not bear any name apart...
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The Unix file system (UFS) is a family of file systems supported by many Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is a distant descendant of the original...
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The FAT file system is a file system used on MS-DOS and Windows 9x family of operating systems. It continues to be used on mobile devices and embedded...
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The computer file hosts is an operating system file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is a plain text file. Originally a file named HOSTS.TXT was...
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The extended file system, or ext, was implemented in April 1992 as the first file system created specifically for the Linux kernel. Although ext is not...
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A system file in computers is a critical computer file without which a computer system may not operate correctly. These files may come as part of the...
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Google File System (GFS or GoogleFS, not to be confused with the GFS Linux file system) is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google to...
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Network file system may refer to: A distributed file system, which is accessed over a computer network Network File System (protocol), a specific brand...
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distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing. The name Lustre is a portmanteau word derived from Linux and cluster. Lustre file system...
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hierarchical file system is a file system that uses directories to organize files into a tree structure. In a hierarchical file system, directories contain...
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In computer storage, a global file system is a distributed file system that can be accessed from multiple locations, typically across a wide-area network...
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computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the tendency of a file system to lay out the contents of files non-continuously...
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A file system API is an application programming interface through which a utility or user program requests services of a file system. An operating system...
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The Logic File System is a research file system which replaces pathnames with expressions in propositional logic. It allows file metadata to be queried...
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computing, Self-certifying File System (SFS) is a global and decentralized, distributed file system for Unix-like operating systems, while also providing transparent...
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Journaled File System (JFS) is a 64-bit journaling file system created by IBM. There are versions for AIX, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS and Linux operating...
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