| file system (FS, or "filesystem") 1. A system for organizing and , generally in terms of how it is implemented in the . E.g., "The is just dandy as long as you don't have to interface it with any other file systems". 2. The collection of files and directories stored on a given drive (floppy drive, hard drive, disk , drive, , etc.). E.g., "mount attaches a named file system to the file system hierarchy at the pathname location directory [...]" — for "mount(8)". As an extension of this sense, "file system" is sometimes used to refer to the representatation of the file system's organisation (e.g. its ) as opposed the actual content of the files in the file system. : fs(5), mount(8). (1997-04-10) |
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