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FILE SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does file system mean?
• FILE SYSTEM (noun)
The noun FILE SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
Familiarity information: FILE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
file system; filing system
Hypernyms ("file system" is a kind of...):
classification system (a system for classifying things)
Context examples
The specification of a node (file or directory) in a hierarchical file system, usually specified by listing the nodes top-down.
(Pathname, NCI Thesaurus)
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