Hierarchical File System

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
HFS
Pronunciation
/ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl faɪl ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Networking

Examples in Context

  1. Provides a platform-specific alternate character used to separate directory levels in a path string that reflects a hierarchical file system organization.
  2. Rather than treat XML documents simply as " things " in the file system, I can pretend that the hierarchical nodes of an XML document look much like a hierarchical file system.
  3. The hierarchical nature of a file system is managed by another object in VFS called a dentry object.
  4. Buckets cannot contain other buckets, so the hierarchical structure of the Nirvanix file system isn't supported.
  5. According to the hierarchical management thought, file manager can be divided into three parts, the operating system file management, virtual file management and file management.

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