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NFS

Updated: 05/06/2024 by Computer Hope
network file system

Short for Network File System, NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems and allows network users to access shared files over TCP/IP. By way individual computers acting as both clients and servers, users of NFS can manipulate files as if they were stored locally.

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