"file system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: file systems [plural]
Etymology: From file + system. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|file|system}} file + system Head templates: {{en-noun}} file system (plural file systems)
  1. A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office. Synonyms: filesystem Derived forms: fsck, fstab Related terms: partition and partitionless
    Sense id: en-file_system-en-noun-ulDYmDK8
  2. (computing) A method of organizing blocks of data on a storage device into files and directories. Categories (topical): Computing, Systems Translations ((computing): method of organizing blocks): фа́йлова систе́ма (fájlova sistéma) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 文件系統 (Chinese Mandarin), 文件系统 (wénjiànxìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), souborový systém [masculine] (Czech), bestandssysteem [neuter] (Dutch), tiedostojärjestelmä (Finnish), système de fichiers [masculine] (French), Dateisystem [neuter] (German), σύστημα αρχείων (sýstima archeíon) [neuter] (Greek), system plików [masculine] (Polish), sistema de arquivos [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), sistema de ficheiros [masculine] (Portuguese), filsystem [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-file_system-en-noun-lDCkHsIY Disambiguation of Systems: 33 57 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 62 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 65 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 62 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 58 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 53 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 62 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 63 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 62 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 58 9 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(computing): method of organizing blocks': 9 64 27
  3. (computing) A set of blocks that are organized in this way. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-file_system-en-noun-O2MJjt-L Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations ((computing): set of organized blocks): фа́йлова систе́ма (fájlova sistéma) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tiedostojärjestelmä (Finnish), Dateisystem [neuter] (German)
Disambiguation of '(computing): set of organized blocks': 4 44 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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