| Subject | English | French |
| comp., MS | DFS folder | dossier DFS (In Distributed File System (DFS), an object in a namespace that virtualizes multiple shared folders (referred to as folder targets), or in the case of folders without targets, adds hierarchy to the namespace) |
| comp., MS | DFS namespace | espace de noms DFS (In Distributed File System (DFS), a virtual grouping of shared folders potentially located on different servers that appears to users as a single shared folder with a series of subfolders. The underlying structure of the namespace can consist of multiple shared folders that are located on different servers and in multiple sites) |
| comp., MS | DFS Replication | réplication DFS (A feature based on a replication engine that can replicate data between multiple servers over limited-bandwidth network connections) |
| comp., MS | DFS topology | topologie DFS (The overall logical hierarchy of the Distributed File System (DFS), including elements such as roots, links, shared folders, and replica sets, as depicted in the DFS administrative console. This is not to be confused with the DFS namespace, which is the logical view of shared resources seen by users) |