In computing, a file system (or filesystem) is used to control how data is stored and retrieved. Without a file system, information placed in a storage area would be one large body of data with no way to tell where one piece of information stops and the next begins. By separating the data into individual pieces, and giving each piece a name, the i...
The method that a computer stores files.
In an operating system, the overall structure in which files are named, stored and organised. FAT, FAT32 and NTFS are types of file system.
[n] - a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
filing system noun a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
is the way in which files are named and where they are placed logically for storage and retrieval.
Refers to the collection of system software routines that managesand accesses files located on a computer's storage volumes.