filesystem
nounUK /ˈfaɪlˌsɪstəm/
US /ˈfaɪlˌsɪstəm/
A filesystem is the way a computer keeps track of all its files and folders.
The teacher saved the photos in a folder on the computer's filesystem.
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2. The set of rules a computer uses to name, store, and find files on a disk.
Windows and Linux use different filesystems, so the drive had to be formatted first.
3. The organized collection of all files and folders on a storage device.
A virus can spread through the whole filesystem if it isn't stopped.
4. A part of an operating system that manages how data is saved and retrieved.
The programmer wrote code to read the log file directly from the filesystem.