File system

: See Filing system for this term as it is used in libraries and offices

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Filing system - Libraries

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In computing, a file system is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them. File systems may use a storage device such as a hard disk or CD-ROM and involve maintaining the physical location of the files, or they may be virtual and exist only as an access method for virtual data or for data over a network (e.g. NFS).

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Computing - Computer file - Storage device - Hard disk - CD-ROM - NFS

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More formally, a file system is a set of abstract data types that are implemented for the storage, hierarchical organization, manipulation, navigation, access, and retrieval of data.

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Abstract data type - Data

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