file system
nounEtymology From file + system.
1
A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories.
- Every computer system therefore needs a method of managing files. This is generally achieved through the use of a file system. File systems exist on every electronic storage device […].2025, Fergus Toolan, File System Forensics, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 3:
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A set of blocks that are organized in this way.
- Derived terms
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