##  [File System](/file-system) 

  ##  [File System](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/file-system-0) 

  

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**Natural & Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A storage-layer structure that organizes, names, stores, and provides access to files and directories on one or more storage devices by mapping human-oriented namespaces to lower-level storage units and metadata.