file system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
  2. A method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories.
  3. A set of blocks that are organized in this way.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-file system.wav

Word forms

file system file systems filesystem

Etymology

From file + system.

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Translations

Bulgarian: фа́йлова систе́ма Finnish: tiedostojärjestelmä German: Dateisystem Polish: system plików
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