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| Compact Disc File System A 32-bit protected-mode file system that controls access to the contents of CD-ROM drives | CDFS (Compact Disk File System) |
| Distributed File System | système de fichiers DFS (A service that allows system administrators to organize distributed network shares into a logical namespace, enabling users to access files without specifying their physical location and providing load sharing across network shares) |
| Encrypting File System | système de fichiers EFS (A Microsoft file-based encryption technology that enables users to encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes. EFS helps protect the confidentiality of data by ensuring that only authorized users can decrypt the encrypted files or folders) |
| file system | système de fichiers (In an operating system, the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized. NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 are types of file systems) |
| file system cache | cache du système de fichiers (An area of physical memory that holds frequently used pages. It allows applications and services to locate pages rapidly and reduces disk activity) |
| Live File System | système de fichiers LFS (A file storage system that can be used to create CDs and DVDs. Discs formatted with Live File System allow you to copy files to the disc at any time, instead of copying (burning) them all at once) |
| mounted file system | système de fichiers monté (A file system located on a removable medium, such as a PC Card storage device. The operating system loads, or mounts, the file system when the medium is inserted into the device. It unloads, or unmounts, the file system when the medium is removed or when the user issues a command to do so) |
| network file system | système de gestion de fichiers en réseau (A distributed file system that allows users to access remote files and directories on a network as if they were local. NFS is compatible with Microsoft Windows and UNIX-based systems, including Linux and Mac OS X) |
| NTFS file system | système de fichiers NTFS (An advanced file system designed for use specifically with the Windows NT operating system. It supports long filenames, full security access control, file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and various features for the Windows NT POSIX subsystem. It also supports object-oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined attributes) |
| virtual file system | système de fichiers virtuel (The subsystem that intercepts and redirects file system requests from application processes running in a virtual environment. These requests are processed based on the virtual files and directories defined in the application package and created or modified through interaction with a virtual application) |