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file systems

file systems is the plural of file system.

Meaning of file system

Noun

file system (plural file systems)

  1. A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
    Synonyms:
    filing system
  2. 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. A set of blocks that are organized in this way.

Questions about file systems

What is file systems the plural of?
File systems is the plural of file system.

Words near file systems in the dictionary

  1. file size
  2. file sizes
  3. file snake
  4. file snakes
  5. file system
  6. file systems
  7. File Transfer Protocol
  8. File Transfer Protocols
  9. file type
  10. file types
  11. file video

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